# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

The Men's 90 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 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.

## Rules

This event was the third-heaviest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 90 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 | Choi Sun-ho | South Korea |
| 1 | Hesham Mesbah | Egypt |
| 1 | Irakli Tsirekidze | Georgia |
| 1 | Elkhan Mammadov | Azerbaijan |
| 1 | Nematullo Asranqulov | Tajikistan |
| 1 | Winston Gordon | Great Britain |
| 1 | Khurshid Nabiev | Uzbekistan |
| 1 | Daniel Kelly | Australia |
| 1 | Hiroshi Izumi | Japan |
| 1 | Andrei Kazusionak | Belarus |
| 1 | Hossein Ghomi | Iran |
| 1 | Ivan Pershin | Russia |
| 1 | Patrick Trezise | South Africa |
| 1 | Diego Rosati | Argentina |
| 1 | Brian Olson | United States |
| 2 | Eduardo Santos | Brazil |
| 2 | He Yanzhu | China |
| 2 | José Camacho | Venezuela |
| 2 | Valentyn Grekov | Ukraine |
| 2 | Roberto Meloni | Italy |
| 2 | Jevgenijs Borodavko | Latvia |
| 2 | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville | France |
| 2 | Asley González | Cuba |
| 2 | Mohamed El Assri | Morocco |
| 2 | Amar Benikhlef | Algeria |
| 2 | Alexis Chiclana | Puerto Rico |
| 2 | Mark Huizinga | Netherlands |
| 2 | Michael Pinske | Germany |
| 2 | Ilias Iliadis | Greece |
| 2 | David Alarza | Spain |
| 2 | Sergei Aschwanden | Switzerland |

## Tournament results
### Final

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | 0001 |
| 2 | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | 0000 |

### Mat 1

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals |
| Choi Sun-Ho (KOR) | Choi Sun-Ho (KOR) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | 0000 | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | 1000 | | | |
| Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | 0011 | | | | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | 0000 | | | |
| Nematullo Asranqulov (TJK) | Nematullo Asranqulov (TJK) | 0000 | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| Winston Gordon (GBR) | Winston Gordon (GBR) | 0020 | Khurshid Nabiev (UZB) | Khurshid Nabiev (UZB) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Khurshid Nabiev (UZB) | Khurshid Nabiev (UZB) | 0100 | | | | | | | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO) | 1002 |
| Daniel Kelly (AUS) | Daniel Kelly (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | 0000 |
| Hiroshi Izumi (JPN) | Hiroshi Izumi (JPN) | 0010 | Hiroshi Izumi (JPN) | Hiroshi Izumi (JPN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | 1110 | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Ghomi (IRI) | Hossein Ghomi (IRI) | 0000 | | | | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | 0000 | | | |
| Ivan Pershin (RUS) | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | 1000 | | | | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | 1010 | | | |
| Patrick Trezise (RSA) | Patrick Trezise (RSA) | 0000 | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Diego Rosati (ARG) | Diego Rosati (ARG) | 0001 | Diego Rosati (ARG) | Diego Rosati (ARG) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Brian Olson (USA) | Brian Olson (USA) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals |
| Eduardo Santos (BRA) | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| He Yanzhu (CHN) | He Yanzhu (CHN) | 0000 | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| José Camacho (VEN) | José Camacho (VEN) | 1000 | José Camacho (VEN) | José Camacho (VEN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Valentyn Grekov (UKR) | Valentyn Grekov (UKR) | 0000 | | | | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | 0001 | | | |
| Roberto Meloni (ITA) | Roberto Meloni (ITA) | 0100 | | | | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | 1011 | | | |
| Jevgenijs Borodavko (LAT) | Jevgenijs Borodavko (LAT) | 0010 | Roberto Meloni (ITA) | Roberto Meloni (ITA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | 1000 | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Asley González (CUB) | Asley González (CUB) | 0000 | | | | | | | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | 0000 |
| Mohamed El Assri (MAR) | Mohamed El Assri (MAR) | 0001 | | | | | | | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | 1000 |
| Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | 0011 | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | 1020 | | | | | | |
| Alexis Chiclana (PUR) | Alexis Chiclana (PUR) | 0100 | David Alarza (ESP) | David Alarza (ESP) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| David Alarza (ESP) | David Alarza (ESP) | 1101 | | | | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | Amar Benikhlef (ALG) | 0001 | | | |
| Ilias Iliadis (GRE) | Ilias Iliadis (GRE) | 0001 | | | | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 0000 | | | |
| Mark Huizinga (NED) | Mark Huizinga (NED) | 1010 | Mark Huizinga (NED) | Mark Huizinga (NED) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Michael Pinske (GER) | Michael Pinske (GER) | 0000 | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 1101 | | | | | | |
| Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 0010 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | 0011 | | | | |
| bye | | Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) | 0010 | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | 1001 | Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA) | 0000 |
| Patrick Trezise (RSA) | 0000 | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | 1000 | Andrei Kazusionak (BLR) | 0001 | Hesham Mesbah (EGY) | 1000 |
| Diego Rosati (ARG) | 1000 | Diego Rosati (ARG) | 0000 | | | | |
| Asley Gonzalez (CUB) | 0001 | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | 1000 | | | | |
| Roberto Meloni (ITA) | 1001 | Roberto Meloni (ITA) | 0000 | Eduardo Santos (BRA) | 0000 | Ivan Pershin (RUS) | 0020 |
| Mohamed El Assri (MAR) | 0000 | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 0001 | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 0000 | Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) | 1000 |
| David Alarza (ESP) | 0000 | Mohamed El Assri (MAR) | 0000 | | | | |