# 2021 European Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The men's 81 kg competition at the 2021 European Judo Championships was held on 17 April at the Altice Arena.

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 |
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 00 | | |
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 00 | Matthias Casse (BEL) | 00 |
| | | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 |
| Anri Egutidze (POR) | 01 | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 |
| Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 11 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 00 |
| Christian Parlati (ITA) | 01 | | |
| Christian Parlati (ITA) | 01 | Christian Parlati (ITA) | 10 |
| | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 00 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 00 | | |
| Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 00 | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 00 |

### Pool A

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 | | |
| | | Muhammed Koç (TUR) | 00 | | |
| Muhammed Koç (TUR) | 10 | Muhammed Koç (TUR) | 00 | | |
| Manuel Rodrigues (POR) | 00 | | | | |
| Manuel Rodrigues (POR) | 00 | | | Matthias Casse (BEL) | 01 |
| | | | | Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) | 00 |
| | | Niklas Blöchl (GER) | 00 | | |
| | | Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 00 |
| | | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 00 | | | | |
| Aristos Michael (CYP) | 00 | Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 00 | | | | |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 10 | | | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Attila Ungvári (HUN) | 00 |
| | | Attila Ungvári (HUN) | 01 | | |
| | | José Mendiola (ESP) | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | | |
| | | Oskari Mäkinen (FIN) | 00 | | |
| Oskari Mäkinen (FIN) | 10 | Oskari Mäkinen (FIN) | 00 | | |
| Paweł Drzymał (POL) | 00 | | | | |
| Paweł Drzymał (POL) | 00 | | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 |
| | | | | Robin Pacek (SWE) | 00 |
| | | Robin Pacek (SWE) | 10 | | |
| | | Marcel Cercea (ROU) | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Christian Parlati (ITA) | 00 |
| | | Christian Parlati (ITA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Dorin Gotonoaga (MDA) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Christian Parlati (ITA) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Zebeda Rekhviashvili (SRB) | 00 |
| | | Jaromír Musil (CZE) | 00 | | |
| | | Zebeda Rekhviashvili (SRB) | 10 | | |
| Dominik Družeta (CRO) | 00 | Zebeda Rekhviashvili (SRB) | 10 | | |
| Zebeda Rekhviashvili (SRB) | 01 | | | | |

### Pool C

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 10 | | |
| | | Árni Lund (ISL) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| | | | | Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 00 |
| | | Alen Vučina (SLO) | 00 | | |
| | | Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 10 | | |
| Benedek Tóth (HUN) | 00 | Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 10 | | |
| Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 10 | | | | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 00 |
| | | | | | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 |
| | | Khasan Khalmurzaev (RUS) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Alexander Wieczerzak (GER) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Khasan Khalmurzaev (RUS) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 |
| | | Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 00 | | |
| | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 | | |
| | | Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 |
| | | | | Nicolas Chilard (FRA) | 00 |
| | | Nicolas Chilard (FRA) | 01 | | |
| | | Filip Štancel (SVK) | 00 | | |
| Aku Laakkonen (FIN) | 00 | Filip Štancel (SVK) | 00 | | |
| Filip Štancel (SVK) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Filip Štancel (SVK) | 10 | | | | | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 00 |
| | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Alfonso Urquiza (ESP) | 00 | | | | |
| Cătălin Marian (MDA) | 01 | Alfonso Urquiza (ESP) | 00 | | | | |
| Alfonso Urquiza (ESP) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Alfonso Urquiza (ESP) | 10 | | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Adam Kopecký (CZE) | 00 |
| | | Adam Kopecký (CZE) | 11 | | |
| | | Nikola Gardašević (MNE) | 00 | | |