# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg

The Men's 73 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.
This event was the third-lightest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 73 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Nicholas Tritton | Canada |
| 1 | João Pina | Portugal |
| 1 | Yusuke Kanamaru | Japan |
| 1 | Ali Maloumat | Iran |
| 1 | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski | Poland |
| 1 | Vsevolods Zelonijs | Latvia |
| 1 | Ryan Reser | United States |
| 1 | Dashdavaa Gantumur | Mongolia |
| 1 | David Kevkhishvili | Georgia |
| 1 | Sergiu Toma | Moldova |
| 1 | Ronald Girones | Cuba |
| 1 | Kim Chol-su | North Korea |
| 1 | Amar Meridja | Algeria |
| 1 | Konstantin Semenov | Belarus |
| 1 | Elnur Mammadli | Azerbaijan |
| 1 | Dirk van Tichelt | Belgium |
| 2 | Rasul Boqiev | Tajikistan |
| 2 | Eric Kibanza | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2 | Gennadiy Bilodid | Ukraine |
| 2 | Salamu Mezhidov | Russia |
| 2 | Dennis Iverson | Australia |
| 2 | Sezer Huysuz | Turkey |
| 2 | Si Rijigawa | China |
| 2 | Richard Leon Vizcaya | Venezuela |
| 2 | Jaromír Ježek | Czech Republic |
| 2 | Shokir Muminov | Uzbekistan |
| 2 | Wang Ki-chun | South Korea |
| 2 | Rinat Ibragimov | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Saeed Al Qubaisi | United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Marlon August | South Africa |
| 2 | Mariano Bertolotti | Argentina |
| 2 | Leandro Guilheiro | Brazil |

## Tournament results
### Final

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | 1000 |
| 2 | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | 0000 |

### Mat 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals |
| Nicholas Tritton (CAN) | Nicholas Tritton (CAN) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| João Pina (POR) | João Pina (POR) | 0010 | João Pina (POR) | João Pina (POR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Yusuke Kanamaru (JPN) | Yusuke Kanamaru (JPN) | 0001 | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | 0111 | | | | | | |
| Ali Maloumat (IRI) | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | 1001 | | | | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | 1100 | | | |
| Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | 0020 | | | | Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | 0010 | | | |
| Vsevolods Zelonijs (LAT) | Vsevolods Zelonijs (LAT) | 0010 | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Reser (USA) | Ryan Reser (USA) | 0100 | Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | 0012 | | | | | | |
| Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | Dashdavaa Gantumur (MGL) | 0111 | | | | | | | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | Ali Maloumat (IRI) | 0000 |
| David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0021 | | | | | | | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | 1000 |
| Sergiu Toma (MDA) | Sergiu Toma (MDA) | 0010 | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| Ronald Girones (CUB) | Ronald Girones (CUB) | 0001 | Kim Chol Su (PRK) | Kim Chol Su (PRK) | 0111 | | | | | | |
| Kim Chol Su (PRK) | Kim Chol Su (PRK) | 1000 | | | | Kim Chol Su (PRK) | Kim Chol Su (PRK) | 0000 | | | |
| Amar Meridja (ALG) | Amar Meridja (ALG) | 0010 | | | | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | 0200 | | | |
| Konstantin Semenov (BLR) | Konstantin Semenov (BLR) | 0102 | Konstantin Semenov (BLR) | Konstantin Semenov (BLR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | 1000 | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | Elnur Mammadli (AZE) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| Dirk van Tichelt (BEL) | Dirk van Tichelt (BEL) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals |
| Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | 0210 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eric Kibanza (COD) | Eric Kibanza (COD) | 0000 | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | 1000 | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Salamu Mezhidov (RUS) | Salamu Mezhidov (RUS) | 0000 | | | | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | 1110 | | | |
| Dennis Iverson (AUS) | Dennis Iverson (AUS) | 0000 | | | | Si Rijigawa (CHN) | Si Rijigawa (CHN) | 0001 | | | |
| Sezer Huysuz (TUR) | Sezer Huysuz (TUR) | 1000 | Sezer Huysuz (TUR) | Sezer Huysuz (TUR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Si Rijigawa (CHN) | Si Rijigawa (CHN) | 0001 | Si Rijigawa (CHN) | Si Rijigawa (CHN) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Richard Leon Vizcaya (VEN) | Richard Leon Vizcaya (VEN) | 0000 | | | | | | | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | Rasul Boqiev (TJK) | 0001 |
| Jaromír Ježek (CZE) | Jaromír Ježek (CZE) | 0001 | | | | | | | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | 0010 |
| Shokir Muminov (UZB) | Shokir Muminov (UZB) | 1000 | Shokir Muminov (UZB) | Shokir Muminov (UZB) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | 1011 | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | 1100 | | | | | | |
| Rinat Ibragimov (KAZ) | Rinat Ibragimov (KAZ) | 0000 | | | | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) | 0100 | | | |
| Saeed Al Qubaisi (UAE) | Saeed Al Qubaisi (UAE) | 0000 | | | | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0000 | | | |
| Marlon August (RSA) | Marlon August (RSA) | 1000 | Marlon August (RSA) | Marlon August (RSA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Mariano Bertolotti (ARG) | Mariano Bertolotti (ARG) | 0010 | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0100 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Kanamaru (JPN) | 0011 | Gantumur (MGL) | 0000 | | | | |
| Pina (POR) | 0010 | Kanamaru (JPN) | 0100 | Kanamaru (JPN) | 0000 | Boqiev (TJK) | 0011 |
| van Tichelt (BEL) | 1021 | Kim (PRK) | 0000 | van Tichelt (BEL) | 0211 | van Tichelt (BEL) | 0000 |
| Semenov (BLR) | 0020 | van Tichelt (BEL) | 1011 | | | | |
| Kibanza (COD) | 0001 | Si (CHN) | 0000 | | | | |
| Bilodid (UKR) | 0011 | Bilodid (UKR) | 0001 | Bilodid (UKR) | 0001 | Maloumat (IRI) | 0000 |
| Ibragimov (KAZ) | 0001 | Guilheiro (BRA) | 1000 | Guilheiro (BRA) | 1000 | Guilheiro (BRA) | 1000 |
| Muminov (UZB) | 1010 | Muminov (UZB) | 0000 | | | | |