# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg

The men's 66 kg tournament in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 10 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds were held at 12:00 pm CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final took place at 8:00 pm CST.
This event was the second-lightest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 66 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.

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Benjamin Darbelet (FRA) | 0000 |
| 2 | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | 1000 |

### Mat 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Casale (ITA) | Casale (ITA) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Novoa (CHI) | Novoa (CHI) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Casale (ITA) | Casale (ITA) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pak (PRK) | Pak (PRK) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nurmuhammedov (TKM) | Nurmuhammedov (TKM) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pak (PRK) | Pak (PRK) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pak (PRK) | Pak (PRK) | 0002 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dias (POR) | Dias (POR) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Ortíz (VEN) | Ortíz (VEN) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dias (POR) | Dias (POR) | 0100 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dias (POR) | Dias (POR) | 0101 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Derly (BRA) | Derly (BRA) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Derly (BRA) | Derly (BRA) | 0002 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Joo-Jin (KOR) | Kim Joo-Jin (KOR) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Pak (PRK) | Pak (PRK) | 0001 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Darbelet (FRA) | Darbelet (FRA) | 0201 |
| | | | Gasimov (AZE) | Gasimov (AZE) | 0101 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gadanov (RUS) | Gadanov (RUS) | 0120 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gadanov (RUS) | Gadanov (RUS) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| Ungvari (HUN) | Ungvari (HUN) | 0011 | | | | Ungvari (HUN) | Ungvari (HUN) | 0002 | | | | | | |
| Wu (CHN) | Wu (CHN) | 0001 | Ungvari (HUN) | Ungvari (HUN) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kedelashvili (GEO) | Kedelashvili (GEO) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gadanov (RUS) | Gadanov (RUS) | 0010 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Darbelet (FRA) | Darbelet (FRA) | 1010 | | | |
| | | | Mehmedovic (CAN) | Mehmedovic (CAN) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ibañez (ECU) | Ibañez (ECU) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mehmedovic (CAN) | Mehmedovic (CAN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Darbelet (FRA) | Darbelet (FRA) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rguig (MAR) | Rguig (MAR) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Darbelet (FRA) | Darbelet (FRA) | 1002 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | 1001 | | | | | | | | | |
| Juan Jacinto (DOM) | Juan Jacinto (DOM) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | 0020 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arash Miresmaeili (IRI) | Arash Miresmaeili (IRI) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Arash Miresmaeili (IRI) | Arash Miresmaeili (IRI) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Adamiec (POL) | Tomasz Adamiec (POL) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | 0201 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | 0010 | | | |
| Oscar Penas (ESP) | Oscar Penas (ESP) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | 1010 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mounir Benamadi (ALG) | Mounir Benamadi (ALG) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Mounir Benamadi (ALG) | Mounir Benamadi (ALG) | 1010 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steven Brown (AUS) | Steven Brown (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) | 0020 |
| | | | | | | | | | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | 0001 |
| Tariel Zintiridis (GRE) | Tariel Zintiridis (GRE) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Taylor Takata (USA) | Taylor Takata (USA) | 0010 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Taylor Takata (USA) | Taylor Takata (USA) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dex Elmont (NED) | Dex Elmont (NED) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Dex Elmont (NED) | Dex Elmont (NED) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edson Madeira (MOZ) | Edson Madeira (MOZ) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Taylor Takata (USA) | Taylor Takata (USA) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | 0010 | | | |
| Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | 1010 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Garcia Gonzalez (AND) | Daniel Garcia Gonzalez (AND) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Aheen El Hady (EGY) | Aheen El Hady (EGY) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Armen Nazaryan (ARM) | Armen Nazaryan (ARM) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aheen El Hady (EGY) | Aheen El Hady (EGY) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Nurmuhammedov (TKM) | 0000 | Dias (POR) | 0001 | | | | |
| Casale (ITA) | 0012 | Casale (ITA) | 1001 | Casale (ITA) | 0010 | Arencibia (CUB) | 0010 |
| Rguig (MAR) | 0000 | Gadanov (RUS) | 1000 | Gadanov (RUS) | 1002 | Gadanov (RUS) | 0001 |
| Mehmedovic (CAN) | 0201 | Mehmedovic (CAN) | 0000 | | | | |
| Jacinto (DOM) | 0000 | Sharipov (UZB) | 0010 | | | | |
| Miresmaeili (IRI) | 0011 | Miresmaeili (IRI) | 0001 | Sharipov (UZB) | 0101 | Pak (PRK) | 0100 |
| Gonzalez (AND) | 0001 | Takata (USA) | 0001 | El Hady (EGY) | 0001 | Sharipov (UZB) | 0001 |
| El Hady (EGY) | 1001 | El Hady (EGY) | 1000 | | | | |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Masato Uchishiba (JPN) |
| | Benjamin Darbelet (FRA) |
| | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) |
| | Pak Chol-Min (PRK) |
| 5 | Alim Gadanov (RUS) |
| 5 | Mirali Sharipov (UZB) |
| 7 | Giovanni Casale (ITA) |
| 7 | Aheen El Hady (EGY) |