# 2023 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The Men's 81 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships was held at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar on 10 May 2023.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Tato Grigalashvili | 02 |
| Lee Joon-hwan | 00 | | |
| Lee Joon-hwan | 00 | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| | | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| Matthias Casse | 10 | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| Sagi Muki | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Wachid Borchashvili | 00 | | |
| Takanori Nagase | 10 | | |
| Takanori Nagase | 10 | Takanori Nagase | 10 |
| | | Sagi Muki | 00 |
| Attila Ungvári | 00 | | |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | | |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 00 |
| | | Lee Joon-hwan | 10 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Tato Grigalashvili | 10 | | |
| | | Achraf Moutii | 00 | | |
| Mihail Latisev | 00 | Achraf Moutii | 00 | | |
| Achraf Moutii | 10 | | | | |
| Achraf Moutii | 10 | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 11 |
| | | | | Shodmon Rizoev | 00 |
| Sibghatullah Arab | 00 | | | Shodmon Rizoev | 00 |
| Shodmon Rizoev | 02 | | | | |
| Shodmon Rizoev | 02 | Shodmon Rizoev | 01 | | |
| | | Anri Egutidze | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| | | | | | | Wachid Borchashvili | 00 |
| | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | | | |
| | | Paweł Drzymał | 00 | | | | |
| Paweł Drzymał | 02 | Paweł Drzymał | 00 | | | | |
| Kell Berliner | 00 | | | | | | |
| Kell Berliner | 00 | | | Vedat Albayrak | 00 | | |
| | | | | Wachid Borchashvili | 02 |
| Nugzar Tatalashvili | 00 | | | Wachid Borchashvili | 02 |
| Frank de Wit | 10 | | | | |
| Frank de Wit | 10 | Frank de Wit | 00 | | |
| | | Wachid Borchashvili | 01 | | |
| Alain Mikael Aprahamian | 00 | Wachid Borchashvili | 01 | | |
| Wachid Borchashvili | 10 | | | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Guilherme Schimidt | 00 | | |
| | | Timo Cavelius | 01 | | |
| Adam Kopecký | 00 | Timo Cavelius | 01 | | |
| Timo Cavelius | 10 | | | | |
| Timo Cavelius | 10 | | | Timo Cavelius | 00 |
| | | | | Takanori Nagase | 10 |
| Tomás Morales | 00 | | | Takanori Nagase | 10 |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 10 | | | | |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 10 | Aurélien Bonferroni | 00 | | |
| | | Takanori Nagase | 10 | | |
| Adrián Gandía | 00 | Takanori Nagase | 10 | | |
| Takanori Nagase | 02 | | | | | | |
| Takanori Nagase | 02 | | | | | Takanori Nagase | 00 |
| | | | | | | Lee Joon-hwan | 01 |
| | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 01 | | | | |
| | | Asad Masabirov | 00 | | | | |
| Athanasios Mylonelis | 00 | Asad Masabirov | 00 | | | | |
| Asad Masabirov | 01 | | | | | | |
| Asad Masabirov | 01 | | | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 00 | | |
| | | | | Lee Joon-hwan | 01 |
| Lee Joon-hwan | 02 | | | Lee Joon-hwan | 01 |
| Askerbii Gerbekov | 00 | | | | |
| Askerbii Gerbekov | 00 | Lee Joon-hwan | 02 | | |
| | | Mohamed Rebahi | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Matthias Casse | 10 | | |
| | | Antonio Esposito | 00 | | |
| Antonio Esposito | 10 | Antonio Esposito | 00 | | |
| Agustín Gil | 00 | | | | |
| Agustín Gil | 00 | | | Matthias Casse | 01 |
| | | | | Medickson del Orbe | 00 |
| Medickson del Orbe | 10 | | | Medickson del Orbe | 00 |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 | | | | |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 | Medickson del Orbe | 02 | | |
| | | Nicolas Yonezuka | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Matthias Casse | 10 |
| | | | | | | Attila Ungvári | 00 |
| | | Attila Ungvári | 10 | | | | |
| | | Muso Sobirov | 01 | | | | |
| Muso Sobirov | 10 | Muso Sobirov | 01 | | | | |
| José María Mendiola | 00 | | | | | | |
| José María Mendiola | 00 | | | Attila Ungvári | 01 | | |
| | | | | Lachlan Moorhead | 00 |
| Lachlan Moorhead | 10 | | | Lachlan Moorhead | 00 |
| Bearach Gleeson | 00 | | | | |
| Bearach Gleeson | 00 | Lachlan Moorhead | 01 | | |
| | | Theodoros Demourtsidis | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Saeid Mollaei | 00 | | |
| | | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | | |
| Alex Barto | 00 | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | | |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | 01 | | | | |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | 01 | | | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 02 |
| | | | | Eduardo Yudy Santos | 00 |
| Abylaikhan Zhubanazar | 10 | | | Eduardo Yudy Santos | 00 |
| João Fernando | 00 | | | | |
| João Fernando | 00 | Abylaikhan Zhubanazar | 00 | | |
| | | Eduardo Yudy Santos | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 00 |
| | | | | | | Sagi Muki | 10 |
| | | Shamil Borchashvili | 01 | | | | |
| | | Sagi Muki | 02 | | | | |
| Georgi Gramatikov | 00 | Sagi Muki | 02 | | | | |
| Sagi Muki | 10 | | | | | | |
| Sagi Muki | 10 | | | Sagi Muki | 10 | | |
| | | | | Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 00 |
| Khalil Rebahi | 01 | | | Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 00 |
| Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 10 | | | | |
| Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 10 | Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 10 | | |
| | | Victor Sterpu | 00 | | |
| Victor Sterpu | 10 | Victor Sterpu | 00 | | |
| Dominic Ressel | 00 | | | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to €57,000 for the individual event.
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | €26,000 | €20,800 | €5,200 |
| Silver | €15,000 | €12,000 | €3,000 |
| Bronze | €8,000 | €6,400 | €1,600 |