# 2023 European Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The Men's 81 kg event at the 2023 European Judo Championships was held at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier, France on 4 November 2023.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Wachid Borchashvili | 00 |
| Vedat Albayrak | 01 | | |
| Vedat Albayrak | 01 | Vedat Albayrak | 01 |
| | | Tato Grigalashvili | 00 |
| Tato Grigalashvili | 10 | Tato Grigalashvili | 00 |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Matthias Casse | 10 | | |
| Mykhailo Svidrak | 00 | | |
| Mykhailo Svidrak | 00 | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 10 |
| Dominic Ressel | 01 | | |
| Attila Ungvári | 00 | | |
| Attila Ungvári | 00 | Dominic Ressel | 10 |
| | | Wachid Borchashvili | 00 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Matthias Casse | 10 | | |
| | | Edi Šerifovski | 00 | | |
| | | | | Matthias Casse | 01 |
| | | | | Timur Arbuzov | 00 |
| | | Timur Arbuzov | 11 | | |
| | | Mihail Latisev | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| | | | | | | Wachid Borchashvili | 01 |
| | | Frank de Wit | 00 | | | | |
| | | Wachid Borchashvili | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Wachid Borchashvili | 10 | | |
| | | | | Antonio Esposito | 00 |
| Alfonso Urquiza | 01 | | | Antonio Esposito | 00 |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 00 | | | | |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 00 | Alfonso Urquiza | 00 | | |
| | | Antonio Esposito | 01 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Sagi Muki | 00 | | |
| | | Anri Egutidze | 10 | | |
| | | | | Anri Egutidze | 00 |
| | | | | Mykhailo Svidrak | 11 |
| Juš Mecilošek | 00 | | | Mykhailo Svidrak | 11 |
| Mykhailo Svidrak | 02 | | | | |
| Mykhailo Svidrak | 02 | Mykhailo Svidrak | 01 | | |
| | | Timo Cavelius | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Mykhailo Svidrak | 00 |
| | | | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 01 |
| | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | | | |
| | | Jan Svoboda | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | |
| | | | | Paweł Drzymał | 00 |
| | | Athanasios Mylonelis | 01 | | |
| | | Paweł Drzymał | 11 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Tato Grigalashvili | 10 | | |
| | | Sibghatullah Arab | 00 | | |
| | | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 10 |
| | | | | Bearach Gleeson | 00 |
| José María Mendiola | 00 | | | Bearach Gleeson | 00 |
| Jarne Duyck | 01 | | | | |
| Jarne Duyck | 01 | Jarne Duyck | 01 | | |
| | | Bearach Gleeson | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| | | | | | | Dominic Ressel | 00 |
| | | Shamil Borchashvili | 00 | | | | |
| | | Zelim Tckaev | 01 | | | | |
| Zelim Tckaev | 02 | Zelim Tckaev | 01 | | | | |
| Oskari Mäkinen | 00 | | | | | | |
| Oskari Mäkinen | 00 | | | Zelim Tckaev | 00 | | |
| | | | | Dominic Ressel | 01 |
| | | Adam Kopecký | 00 | | |
| | | Dominic Ressel | 01 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Attila Ungvári | 10 | | |
| | | Catalin Marian | 00 | | |
| | | | | Attila Ungvári | 02 |
| | | | | Lachlan Moorhead | 00 |
| Lachlan Moorhead | 01 | | | Lachlan Moorhead | 00 |
| Theodoros Demourtsidis | 00 | | | | |
| Theodoros Demourtsidis | 00 | Lachlan Moorhead | 10 | | |
| | | Hrafn Arnarsson | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Attila Ungvári | 00 |
| | | | | | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 10 |
| | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 01 | | | | |
| | | Lukas Wittwer | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 10 | | |
| | | | | Georgi Gramatikov | 00 |
| | | Georgi Gramatikov | 10 | | |
| | | João Fernando | 00 | | |