# 2023 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg

The Men's 66 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships was held at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar on 8 May 2023.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Walide Khyar | 00 |
| Hifumi Abe | 10 | | |
| Hifumi Abe | 10 | Hifumi Abe | 10 |
| | | Joshiro Maruyama | 00 |
| Yondonperenlein Baskhüü | 00 | Joshiro Maruyama | 00 |
| Joshiro Maruyama | 01 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Yago Abuladze | 00 | | |
| Vazha Margvelashvili | 11 | | |
| Vazha Margvelashvili | 11 | Vazha Margvelashvili | 00 |
| | | Yondonperenlein Baskhüü | 01 |
| Elios Manzi | 00 | | |
| An Ba-ul | 10 | | |
| An Ba-ul | 10 | An Ba-ul | 00 |
| | | Walide Khyar | 01 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Denis Vieru | 01 | | |
| | | Tal Flicker | 00 | | |
| Charlie Young | 00 | Tal Flicker | 00 | | |
| Tal Flicker | 01 | | | | |
| Tal Flicker | 01 | | | Denis Vieru | 00 |
| | | | | Yago Abuladze | 01 |
| Yago Abuladze | 02 | | | Yago Abuladze | 01 |
| Serdar Rahymow | 00 | | | | |
| Serdar Rahymow | 00 | Yago Abuladze | 10 | | |
| | | Mukhriddin Tilovov | 00 | | |
| Mukhriddin Tilovov | 10 | Mukhriddin Tilovov | 00 | | |
| Wail Ezzine | 00 | | | | | | |
| Wail Ezzine | 00 | | | | | Yago Abuladze | 00 |
| | | | | | | Walide Khyar | 01 |
| | | Walide Khyar | 01 | | | | |
| | | Lenin Preciado | 00 | | | | |
| An Jae-hong | 00 | Lenin Preciado | 00 | | | | |
| Lenin Preciado | 10 | | | | | | |
| Lenin Preciado | 10 | | | Walide Khyar | 01 | | |
| | | | | Willian Lima | 00 |
| Strahinja Bunčić | 00 | | | Willian Lima | 00 |
| Nurali Emomali | 11 | | | | |
| Nurali Emomali | 11 | Nurali Emomali | 00 | | |
| | | Willian Lima | 11 | | |
| Ramazan Kodzhakov | | Willian Lima | 11 | | |
| Willian Lima | w/o | | | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Vazha Margvelashvili | 01 | | |
| | | Oscar Pertelson | 00 | | |
| Oscar Pertelson | 11 | Oscar Pertelson | 00 | | |
| Martin Setz | 00 | | | | |
| Martin Setz | 00 | | | Vazha Margvelashvili | 01 |
| | | | | Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 00 |
| Anthony De Angelis | 10 | | | Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 00 |
| Edmilson Pedro | 00 | | | | |
| Edmilson Pedro | 00 | Anthony De Angelis | 00 | | |
| | | Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 10 | | |
| Abderrahmane Boushita | 00 | Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 10 | | |
| Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 10 | | | | | | |
| Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar | 10 | | | | | Vazha Margvelashvili | 00 |
| | | | | | | Hifumi Abe | 02 |
| | | Hifumi Abe | 11 | | | | |
| | | Matteo Piras | 00 | | | | |
| Ismael Alhassane | 00 | Matteo Piras | 00 | | | | |
| Matteo Piras | 02 | | | | | | |
| Matteo Piras | 02 | | | Hifumi Abe | 01 | | |
| | | | | Alberto Gaitero | 00 |
| Alberto Gaitero | 10 | | | Alberto Gaitero | 00 |
| Nathan Katz | 00 | | | | |
| Nathan Katz | 00 | Alberto Gaitero | 10 | | |
| | | Muhammed Demirel | 00 | | |
| Muhammed Demirel | 01 | Muhammed Demirel | 00 | | |
| Ari Berliner | 00 | | | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Yondonperenlein Baskhüü | 10 | | |
| | | Abrek Naguchev | 00 | | |
| Abrek Naguchev | 10 | Abrek Naguchev | 00 | | |
| Sardor Nurillaev | 00 | | | | |
| Sardor Nurillaev | 00 | | | Yondonperenlein Baskhüü | 10 |
| | | | | Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 00 |
| Shahboz Saidaburorov | 11 | | | Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 00 |
| Guram Dzavashvili | 00 | | | | |
| Guram Dzavashvili | 00 | Shahboz Saidaburorov | 00 | | |
| | | Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 10 | | |
| Fernand Nkero | 00 | Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 10 | | |
| Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 11 | | | | | | |
| Lucian Borş Dumitrescu | 11 | | | | | Yondonperenlein Baskhüü | 10 |
| | | | | | | Elios Manzi | 00 |
| | | Orkhan Safarov | 01 | | | | |
| | | Daikii Bouba | 00 | | | | |
| Ahmed Abdelrahman | 00 | Daikii Bouba | 00 | | | | |
| Daikii Bouba | 10 | | | | | | |
| Daikii Bouba | 10 | | | Orkhan Safarov | 00 | | |
| | | | | Elios Manzi | 10 |
| Georgios Balarjishvili | 00 | | | Elios Manzi | 10 |
| Yanislav Gerchev | 10 | | | | |
| Yanislav Gerchev | 10 | Yanislav Gerchev | 00 | | |
| | | Elios Manzi | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Baruch Shmailov | 00 | | |
| | | Gusman Kyrgyzbayev | 01 | | |
| Gusman Kyrgyzbayev | 10 | Gusman Kyrgyzbayev | 01 | | |
| Juan Postigos | 00 | | | | |
| Juan Postigos | 00 | | | Gusman Kyrgyzbayev | 00 |
| | | | | An Ba-ul | 10 |
| Radu Izvoreanu | 10 | | | An Ba-ul | 10 |
| Lennart Slamberger | 00 | | | | |
| Lennart Slamberger | 00 | Radu Izvoreanu | 00 | | |
| | | An Ba-ul | 10 | | |
| Kubanychbek Aibek Uulu | 00 | An Ba-ul | 10 | | |
| An Ba-ul | 10 | | | | | | |
| An Ba-ul | 10 | | | | | An Ba-ul | 00 |
| | | | | | | Joshiro Maruyama | 10 |
| | | Joshiro Maruyama | 11 | | | | |
| | | Matej Poliak | 00 | | | | |
| Matej Poliak | 11 | Matej Poliak | 00 | | | | |
| Isaiah Ramirez | 00 | | | | | | |
| Isaiah Ramirez | 00 | | | Joshiro Maruyama | 11 | | |
| | | | | Juan Hernández | 00 |
| Steven Mungandu | 00 | | | Juan Hernández | 00 |
| Hekim Agamämmedow | 01 | | | | |
| Hekim Agamämmedow | 01 | Hekim Agamämmedow | 00 | | |
| | | Juan Hernández | 01 | | |
| David García | 00 | Juan Hernández | 01 | | |
| Juan Hernández | 01 | | | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to €57,000 for the individual event.
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | €26,000 | €20,800 | €5,200 |
| Silver | €15,000 | €12,000 | €3,000 |
| Bronze | €8,000 | €6,400 | €1,600 |