# Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

The men's open category competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 31 July at the Olympic Velodrome. The gold medal was won by Haruki Uemura of Japan.

## Results
### Main brackets
#### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Jimmy Wooley (USA) | Jimmy Wooley (USA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Hans-Jakob Schädler (LIE) | Hans-Jakob Schädler (LIE) | L | Jimmy Wooley (USA) | Jimmy Wooley (USA) | L | | | | | | |
| Tom Greenway (CAN) | Tom Greenway (CAN) | L | Vladimír Novák (TCH) | Vladimír Novák (TCH) | W | | | | | | |
| Vladimír Novák (TCH) | Vladimír Novák (TCH) | W | | | | Vladimír Novák (TCH) | Vladimír Novák (TCH) | L | | | |
| Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) | Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) | W | | | | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | W | | | |
| Markku Airio (FIN) | Markku Airio (FIN) | L | Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) | Radomir Kovacevic (YUG) | L | | | | | | |
| José Luis de Frutos (ESP) | José Luis de Frutos (ESP) | DNS | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Shota Chochishvili (URS) | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | WO | | | | | | | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | L |
| Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | W | | | | | | | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W |
| Waldemar Zausz (POL) | Waldemar Zausz (POL) | L | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | WO | | | | | | |
| Geoffrey Sankies (GUY) | Geoffrey Sankies (GUY) | DNS | No opponent | No opponent | – | | | | | | |
| Gal Choidog (MGL) | Gal Choidog (MGL) | DNS | | | | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | L | | | |
| José Cornavaca (NCA) | José Cornavaca (NCA) | L | | | | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W | | | |
| Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | W | Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W | | | | | | |

#### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Jorge Portelli (ARG) | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | WO | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaime Felipa (AHO) | Jaime Felipa (AHO) | DNS | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | W | | | | | | |
| José Ibañez (CUB) | José Ibañez (CUB) | WO | José Ibañez (CUB) | José Ibañez (CUB) | L | | | | | | |
| Johnny Mackay (ECU) | Johnny Mackay (ECU) | DNS | | | | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | W | | | |
| José Chandri (PUR) | José Chandri (PUR) | L | | | | Klaus Wallas (AUT) | Klaus Wallas (AUT) | L | | | |
| Johan Schåltz (SWE) | Johan Schåltz (SWE) | W | Johan Schåltz (SWE) | Johan Schåltz (SWE) | L | | | | | | |
| Mario Daminelli (ITA) | Mario Daminelli (ITA) | DNS | Klaus Wallas (AUT) | Klaus Wallas (AUT) | W | | | | | | |
| Klaus Wallas (AUT) | Klaus Wallas (AUT) | WO | | | | | | | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | L |
| Imre Varga (HUN) | Imre Varga (HUN) | WO | | | | | | | Keith Remfry (GBR) | Keith Remfry (GBR) | W |
| Dietmar Lorenz (GDR) | Dietmar Lorenz (GDR) | DNS | Imre Varga (HUN) | Imre Varga (HUN) | L | | | | | | |
| Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | WO | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | W | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Zouagh (MAR) | Mohamed Zouagh (MAR) | DNS | | | | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | L | | | |
| Günther Neureuther (FRG) | Günther Neureuther (FRG) | W | | | | Keith Remfry (GBR) | Keith Remfry (GBR) | W | | | |
| Abdoulaye Djiba (SEN) | Abdoulaye Djiba (SEN) | L | Günther Neureuther (FRG) | Günther Neureuther (FRG) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Keith Remfry (GBR) | Keith Remfry (GBR) | W | | | | | | |

### Repechages
#### Repechage A

| Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | Pak Jong-gil (PRK) | L | | | |
| Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | W | | | |
| | | | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | Jean-Luc Rougé (FRA) | L |
| | | | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | Shota Chochishvili (URS) | W |

#### Repechage B

| Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Günther Neureuther (FRG) | Günther Neureuther (FRG) | L | | | |
| Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | W | | | |
| | | | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | Jo Jae-gi (KOR) | W |
| | | | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | Jorge Portelli (ARG) | L |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Shota Chochishvili (URS) | L |
| Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W | | |
| Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W | Haruki Uemura (JPN) | W |
| | | Keith Remfry (GBR) | L |
| Jorge Portelli (ARG) | L | Keith Remfry (GBR) | L |
| Keith Remfry (GBR) | W | | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Name | Country |
| | Haruki Uemura | Japan |
| | Keith Remfry | Great Britain |
| | Shota Chochishvili | Soviet Union |
| | Jo Jae-gi | South Korea |
| 5T | Jorge Portelli | Argentina |
| 5T | Jean-Luc Rougé | France |
| 7T | Pak Jong-gil | North Korea |
| 7T | Günther Neureuther | West Germany |
| 9T | Vladimír Novák | Czechoslovakia |
| 9T | Klaus Wallas | Austria |
| 11T | Jimmy Wooley | United States |
| 11T | Radomir Kovacevic | Yugoslavia |
| 11T | Imre Varga | Hungary |
| 11T | José Ibañez | Cuba |
| 11T | Johan Schåltz | Sweden |
| 16T | Hans-Jakob Schädler | Liechtenstein |
| 16T | Tom Greenway | Canada |
| 16T | Markku Airio | Finland |
| 16T | José Chandri | Puerto Rico |
| 16T | Waldemar Zausz | Poland |
| 16T | Dietmar Lorenz | East Germany |
| 16T | José Cornavaca | Nicaragua |
| 16T | Abdoulaye Djiba | Senegal |