# Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg

The men's 70 kg competition in judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 29 July at the Olympic Velodrome.
Two single-elimination pools, with winner of each pool advanced to the final. All judoka losing to the winner of each pool advanced to repêchage pools, with the winners of the repêchage pools earning bronze medals.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | W |
| Patrick Vial (FRA) | L | | |
| Patrick Vial (FRA) | L | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | L |
| | | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W |
| Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W |
| Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | L | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | W | | | | | | |
| António Roquete (POR) | António Roquete (POR) | L | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | L | | | |
| | | | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | L |
| | | | | | | Patrick Vial (FRA) | Patrick Vial (FRA) | W |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Marian Tałaj (POL) | Marian Tałaj (POL) | W | | | | | | |
| Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | L | Marian Tałaj (POL) | Marian Tałaj (POL) | W | | | |
| | | | John Van Hoek (AUS) | John Van Hoek (AUS) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | Marian Tałaj (POL) | Marian Tałaj (POL) | W |
| | | | | | | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | L |

### 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 |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgi Georgiev (BUL) | Georgi Georgiev (BUL) | | Georgi Georgiev (BUL) | Georgi Georgiev (BUL) | L | | | | | | |
| Fahad Al-Farhan (KUW) | Fahad Al-Farhan (KUW) | L | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | W | | | | | | |
| Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | W | | | | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) | L | | | |
| António Roquete (POR) | António Roquete (POR) | L | | | | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | W | | | |
| Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | W | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | W | | | | | | |
| Rafet Güngör (TUR) | Rafet Güngör (TUR) | L | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | L | | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Juan Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | W | | | | | | | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | Koji Kuramoto (JPN) | W |
| Shagdaryn Chanrav (MGL) | Shagdaryn Chanrav (MGL) | WO | | | | | | | Patrick Vial (FRA) | Patrick Vial (FRA) | L |
| Du Yong Cha (PRK) | Du Yong Cha (PRK) | | Shagdaryn Chanrav (MGL) | Shagdaryn Chanrav (MGL) | L | | | | | | |
| Károly Molnár (HUN) | Károly Molnár (HUN) | L | Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | W | | | | | | |
| Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | W | | | | Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | Dietmar Hötger (GDR) | L | | | |
| Pat Burris (USA) | Pat Burris (USA) | W | | | | Patrick Vial (FRA) | Patrick Vial (FRA) | W | | | |
| Carlos Miranda (PUR) | Carlos Miranda (PUR) | L | Pat Burris (USA) | Pat Burris (USA) | L | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Patrick Vial (FRA) | Patrick Vial (FRA) | W | | | | | | |
| Patrick Vial (FRA) | Patrick Vial (FRA) | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Cheuk Wing Mok (HKG) | Cheuk Wing Mok (HKG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| John Van Hoek (AUS) | John Van Hoek (AUS) | W | John Van Hoek (AUS) | John Van Hoek (AUS) | W | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Lanine Wade (SEN) | Lanine Wade (SEN) | L | | | | | | |
| Lamine Wade (SEN) | Lamine Wade (SEN) | | | | | John Van Hoek (AUS) | John Van Hoek (AUS) | L | | | |
| Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W | | | | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W | | | |
| Marian Tałaj (POL) | Marian Tałaj (POL) | L | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | | Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | Thomas Hagmann (SUI) | L | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | Vladimir Nevzorov (URS) | W |
| Wayne Erdman (CAN) | Wayne Erdman (CAN) | L | | | | | | | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | L |
| Lee Chang-seon (KOR) | Lee Chang-seon (KOR) | W | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | W | | | | | | |
| Roberto Zuasnabar Machusso (BRA) | Roberto Zuasnabar Machusso (BRA) | W | Roberto Zuasnabar Machusso (BRA) | Roberto Zuasnabar Machusso (BRA) | L | | | | | | |
| Yonah Melnik (ISR) | Yonah Melnik (ISR) | L | | | | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | Lee Chang-sun (KOR) | W | | | |
| Oscar Strático (ARG) | Oscar Strático (ARG) | W | | | | Ezio Gamba (ITA) | Ezio Gamba (ITA) | L | | | |
| Jhonny MacKay (ECU) | Jhonny MacKay (ECU) | L | Oscar Strático (ARG) | Oscar Strático (ARG) | L | | | | | | |
| Ezio Gamba (ITA) | Ezio Gamba (ITA) | | Ezio Gamba (ITA) | Ezio Gamba (ITA) | W | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | |