# Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 65 kg

The men's 65 kg competition in judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul was held on 26 September at the Jangchung Gymnasium. The gold medal was won by Lee Kyung-keun of South Korea.

## Results
### Pool A

| 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Mark Adshead (GBR) | Mark Adshead (GBR) | E | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | YUK | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Guido Schumacher (FRG) | Guido Schumacher (FRG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | R | | | | | | |
| Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | YUK | | | | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | IPO | | | | | | |
| Philip Laats (BEL) | Philip Laats (BEL) | R | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tommy Mortensen (DEN) | Tommy Mortensen (DEN) | R | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | KOK | | | |
| Kamil Sabali (LIB) | Kamil Sabali (LIB) | E | | | | | | | Brent Cooper (NZL) | Brent Cooper (NZL) | R | | | |
| Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | IPO | Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hussain Safar (KUW) | Hussain Safar (KUW) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | Driss El-Mamoun (MAR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Cooper (NZL) | Brent Cooper (NZL) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Brent Cooper (NZL) | Brent Cooper (NZL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pierre Sène (SEN) | Pierre Sène (SEN) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | IPO |
| Craig Weldon (CAN) | Craig Weldon (CAN) | E | | | | | | | | | | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | R |
| Udo Quellmalz (GDR) | Udo Quellmalz (GDR) | YUK | Udo Quellmalz (GDR) | Udo Quellmalz (GDR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| Joseph Marchal (USA) | Joseph Marchal (USA) | WO | | | | Joseph Marchal (USA) | Joseph Marchal (USA) | E | | | | | | |
| Sandeep Byala (IND) | Sandeep Byala (IND) | DNS | Joseph Marchal (USA) | Joseph Marchal (USA) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wu Po-chen (TPE) | Wu Po-chen (TPE) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | WIP | | | |
| John Bogie (KEN) | John Bogie (KEN) | E | | | | | | | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | E | | | |
| Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | HAN | Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leo Sarti (SMR) | Leo Sarti (SMR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | Vicente Céspedes (PAR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | Pepi Reiter (AUT) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Farrugia (MLT) | Stephen Farrugia (MLT) | E | | | | | | | | | |

### Pool B

| 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | IPO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Derrick Anderson (GUM) | Derrick Anderson (GUM) | E | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | KOK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yavuz Yolcu (TUR) | Yavuz Yolcu (TUR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | R | | | | | | |
| Drago Bećanović (YUG) | Drago Bećanović (YUG) | YUS | | | | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | WIP | | | | | | |
| Meziane Dahmani (ALG) | Meziane Dahmani (ALG) | E | Drago Bećanović (YUG) | Drago Bećanović (YUG) | R | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | YUS | | | |
| Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | WAZ | | | | | | | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | R | | | |
| Yury Sokolov (URS) | Yury Sokolov (URS) | E | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luis Fortunato (ANG) | Luis Fortunato (ANG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Majemite Omagbaluwaje (NGR) | Majemite Omagbaluwaje (NGR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Ilias Ioannou (CYP) | Ilias Ioannou (CYP) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Majemite Omagbaluwaje (NGR) | Majemite Omagbaluwaje (NGR) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | IPO |
| Víctor Rivera (PUR) | Víctor Rivera (PUR) | E | | | | | | | | | | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | R |
| Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | SHI | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mamadou Keita (MLI) | Mamadou Keita (MLI) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| Mansor Awooda (YAR) | Mansor Awooda (YAR) | DNS | | | | Eduardo Landazury (COL) | Eduardo Landazury (COL) | E | | | | | | |
| Au Woon Yiu (HKG) | Au Woon Yiu (HKG) | WO | Au Woon Yiu (HKG) | Au Woon Yiu (HKG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Eduardo Landazury (COL) | Eduardo Landazury (COL) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | IPO | | | |
| Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | WIP | | | | | | | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | E | | | |
| Rishiram Pradhan (NEP) | Rishiram Pradhan (NEP) | E | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | KOK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricardo Cardoso (BRA) | Ricardo Cardoso (BRA) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem (MGL) | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem (MGL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem (MGL) | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem (MGL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warren Rosser (AUS) | Warren Rosser (AUS) | E | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Philip Laats (BEL) | Philip Laats (BEL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Tommy Mortensen (DEN) | Tommy Mortensen (DEN) | E | Philip Laats (BEL) | Philip Laats (BEL) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | Ivo Kostadinov (BUL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Philip Laats (BEL) | Philip Laats (BEL) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | Brent Cooper (NZL) | Brent Cooper (NZL) | KOK | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Brent Cooper (NZL) | Brent Cooper (NZL) | E |
| | | | | | | | | | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | Yōsuke Yamamoto (JPN) | IPO |
| Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Drago Bećanović (YUG) | Drago Bećanović (YUG) | E | | | | | | |
| Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | Claudio Yafuso (ARG) | E | | | |
| | | | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | IPO | | | |
| | | | | | | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | Bruno Carabetta (FRA) | IPO |
| | | | | | | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | Tamás Bujkó (HUN) | E |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Janusz Pawłowski (POL) | |
| Lee Kyung-keun (KOR) | YUS |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| | Lee Kyung-keun | South Korea |
| | Janusz Pawłowski | Poland |
| | Bruno Carabetta | France |
| | Yōsuke Yamamoto | Japan |
| 5T | Tamás Bujkó | Hungary |
| 5T | Brent Cooper | New Zealand |
| 7T | Philip Laats | Belgium |
| 7T | Claudio Yafuso | Argentina |
| 9T | Drago Bećanović | Yugoslavia |
| 9T | Ivo Kostadinov | Bulgaria |
| 11 | Tommy Mortensen | Denmark |
| 12T | Pepi Reiter | Austria |
| 12T | Pavel Petřikov | Czechoslovakia |
| 14T | Driss El-Mamoun | Morocco |
| 14T | Joseph Marchal | United States |
| 14T | Vicente Céspedes | Paraguay |
| 14T | Jamsrangiin Dorjderem | Mongolia |
| 14T | Majemite Omagbaluwaje | Nigeria |
| 14T | Eduardo Landazury | Colombia |
| 20T | Guido Schumacher | West Germany |
| 20T | Ricardo Cardoso | Brazil |
| 20T | Hussain Safar | Kuwait |
| 20T | Pierre Sène | Senegal |
| 20T | Udo Quellmalz | East Germany |
| 20T | Wu Po-chen | Chinese Taipei |
| 20T | Leo Sarti | San Marino |
| 20T | Stephen Farrugia | Malta |
| 20T | Yavuz Yolcu | Turkey |
| 20T | Warren Rosser | Australia |
| 20T | Luis Fortunato | Angola |
| 20T | Ilias Ioannou | Cyprus |
| 20T | Mamadou Keita | Mali |
| 20T | Au Woon Yiu | Hong Kong |
| 34T | Mark Adshead | Great Britain |
| 34T | Víctor Rivera | Puerto Rico |
| 34T | Rishiram Pradhan | Nepal |
| 34T | Derrick Anderson | Guam |
| 34T | Meziane Dahmani | Algeria |
| 34T | Yury Sokolov | Soviet Union |
| 34T | Craig Weldon | Canada |
| 34T | John Bogie | Kenya |
| 34T | Kamil Sabali | Lebanon |