# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg

Men's 73 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 16 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
This event was the third-lightest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 73 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.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 16 August 2004 | 10:30 13:00 17:00 | Preliminaries Repechage Final |

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Daniel Fernandes | France |
| 1 | Xie Jianhua | China |
| 1 | Rubert Martinez | Cuba |
| 1 | Yoel Razvozov | Israel |
| 1 | Andrew Collett | Australia |
| 1 | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski | Poland |
| 1 | Leandro Guilheiro | Brazil |
| 1 | Kiyoshi Uematsu | Spain |
| 1 | Ernst Laraque | Haiti |
| 1 | Masahiro Takamatsu | Japan |
| 1 | David Kevkhishvili | Georgia |
| 1 | Vitaliy Makarov | Russia |
| 1 | Lavrentis Alexanidis | Greece |
| 1 | Egamnazar Akbarov | Uzbekistan |
| 1 | Bernard Mvondo-Etoga | Cameroon |
| 1 | Vsevolods Zeļonijs | Latvia |
| 1 | Damdiny Süldbayar | Mongolia |
| 2 | Jimmy Pedro | United States |
| 2 | Sagdat Sadykov | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Rodrigo Lucenti | Argentina |
| 2 | Lee Won-hee | South Korea |
| 2 | Anatoly Laryukov | Belarus |
| 2 | Akapei Latu | Tonga |
| 2 | Noureddine Yagoubi | Algeria |
| 2 | Haitham Awad | Egypt |
| 2 | Gennadiy Bilodid | Ukraine |
| 2 | Hamed Malekmohammadi | Iran |
| 2 | Sašo Jereb | Slovenia |
| 2 | Victor Bivol | Moldova |
| 2 | Richard León | Venezuela |
| 2 | João Neto | Portugal |
| 2 | Christodoulos Christodoulides | Cyprus |
| 2 | Claudiu Baştea | Romania |
| 2 | Bourama Mariko | Mali |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | 0001 |
| 2 | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | 1021 |

### 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 |
| | | | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | 0210 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Xie Jianhua (CHN) | Xie Jianhua (CHN) | 0101 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rubert Martínez (CUB) | Rubert Martínez (CUB) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | 0101 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0010 | | | |
| | | | Andrew Collett (AUS) | Andrew Collett (AUS) | 0001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | 1001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | Krzysztof Wiłkomirski (POL) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0010 | | | | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Uematsu (ESP) | Kiyoshi Uematsu (ESP) | 0000 | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 1001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ernst Laraque (HAI) | Ernst Laraque (HAI) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | 0001 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | 1000 |
| | | | Masahiro Takamatsu (JPN) | Masahiro Takamatsu (JPN) | 0010 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0101 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | 0221 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lavrentis Alexanidis (GRE) | Lavrentis Alexanidis (GRE) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | Vitaliy Makarov (RUS) | 0120 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Egamnazar Akbarov (UZB) | Egamnazar Akbarov (UZB) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bernard Mvondo-Etoga (CMR) | Bernard Mvondo-Etoga (CMR) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bernard Mvondo-Etoga (CMR) | Bernard Mvondo-Etoga (CMR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vsevolods Zeļonijs (LAT) | Vsevolods Zeļonijs (LAT) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | 1110 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| 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 |
| Jimmy Pedro (USA) | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 1001 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sagdat Sadykov (KAZ) | Sagdat Sadykov (KAZ) | 0000 | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 1012 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rodrigo Lucenti (ARG) | Rodrigo Lucenti (ARG) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | 1100 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | 0021 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anatoly Laryukov (BLR) | Anatoly Laryukov (BLR) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Akapei Latu (TGA) | Akapei Latu (TGA) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Noureddine Yagoubi (ALG) | Noureddine Yagoubi (ALG) | 1111 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Noureddine Yagoubi (ALG) | Noureddine Yagoubi (ALG) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Haitham Awad (EGY) | Haitham Awad (EGY) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | WO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | Lee Won-hee (KOR) | 1000 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Victor Bivol (MDA) | Victor Bivol (MDA) | 0100 |
| | | | Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sašo Jereb (SLO) | Sašo Jereb (SLO) | 0010 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Victor Bivol (MDA) | Victor Bivol (MDA) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Victor Bivol (MDA) | Victor Bivol (MDA) | 1001 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Richard León (VEN) | Richard León (VEN) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Victor Bivol (MDA) | Victor Bivol (MDA) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | João Neto (POR) | João Neto (POR) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | João Neto (POR) | João Neto (POR) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Christodoulos Christodoulides (CYP) | Christodoulos Christodoulides (CYP) | 0010 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | João Neto (POR) | João Neto (POR) | 1021 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Claudiu Baştea (ROU) | Claudiu Baştea (ROU) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Claudiu Baştea (ROU) | Claudiu Baştea (ROU) | 0210 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bourama Mariko (MLI) | Bourama Mariko (MLI) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Xie Jianhua (CHN) | 0000 | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 1001 | | | | |
| Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | 1100 | Yoel Razvozov (ISR) | 0020 | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0001 | Victor Bivol (MDA) | 0000 |
| Lavrentis Alexanidis (GRE) | 0001 | Damdiny Süldbayar (MGL) | 0010 | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0000 | Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) | 0200 |
| David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 1001 | David Kevkhishvili (GEO) | 0011 | | | | |
| Anatoly Laryukov (BLR) | 0000 | Gennadiy Bilodid (UKR) | 0001 | | | | |
| Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 0001 | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 0100 | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 1010 | Daniel Fernandes (FRA) | 0001 |
| Richard León (VEN) | 0000 | João Neto (POR) | 1110 | João Neto (POR) | 0000 | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | 1110 |
| Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | 1010 | Hamed Malekmohammadi (IRI) | 0020 | | | | |