# Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 81 kg

The men's 81 kg judo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 8 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
This event was the median of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 81 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.

## Final ranking

| Rank | Name |
| | Isao Cruz (CUB) |
| | Cyril Jonard (FRA) |
| | Jorge Lencina (ARG) |
| | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) |
| 5 | Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) |
| 5 | Kenji Oga (JPN) |
| 7 | Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) |
| 7 | Natig Novruzzade (AZE) |

## Tournament results

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Matteo Ardit (ITA) | Matteo Ardit (ITA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | 0210 | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) | Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) | 0000 | | | | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | 1010 | | | |
| | | | Gábor Vincze (HUN) | Gábor Vincze (HUN) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) | Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) | 0000$^1$ | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | 1100 | | | | | | |
| Cyril Jonard (FRA) | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | 1001 | | | | | | | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | Cyril Jonard (FRA) | 0000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Isao Cruz (CUB) | Isao Cruz (CUB) | 0010 |
| | | | Jorge Lencina (ARG) | Jorge Lencina (ARG) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Salvador Gonzalez (ESP) | Salvador Gonzalez (ESP) | 0000 | Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | 1000 | | | | Jorge Lencina (ARG) | Jorge Lencina (ARG) | 0001 | | | |
| | | | | | | Isao Cruz (CUB) | Isao Cruz (CUB) | 1101$^1$ | | | |
| | | | Isao Cruz (CUB) | Isao Cruz (CUB) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Scott Jones (USA) | Scott Jones (USA) | 0001 | Kenji Oga (JPN) | Kenji Oga (JPN) | 0000$^2$ | | | | | | |
| Kenji Oga (JPN) | Kenji Oga (JPN) | 0210$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) | 1000 | | | | |
| Matteo Ardit (ITA) | 0000 | Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) | 0001$^3$ | Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) | 0001$^1$ |
| Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) | 0002 | Amir Mirhassan Nattaj (IRI) | 0101$^1$ | Jorge Lencina (ARG) | 0011$^1$ |
| Gábor Vincze (HUN) | 0000$^1$ | | | | |
| Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | | | | | |
| Bye | | Natig Novruzzade (AZE) | Fusen-Gachi (forfeit) | Kenji Oga (JPN) | 0000 |
| Kenji Oga (JPN) | | Kenji Oga (JPN) | | Reinaldo Carvallo (VEN) | 1010 |
| Bye | | | | | |