# 2024 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The Men's 81 kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships was held at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 21 May 2024.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Timur Arbuzov | 10 |
| Dimitri Gochilaidze | 00 | | |
| Dimitri Gochilaidze | 00 | Timur Arbuzov | 00 |
| | | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| Tato Grigalashvili | 01 | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| Lee Joon-hwan | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 01 | | |
| Bernd Fasching | 00 | | |
| Bernd Fasching | 00 | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 00 |
| | | Lee Joon-hwan | 02 |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 02 | | |
| David Karapetyan | 00 | | |
| David Karapetyan | 00 | Somon Makhmadbekov | 01 |
| | | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 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 | | |
| | | Maxim Trigub | 00 | | |
| Maxim Trigub | 10 | Maxim Trigub | 00 | | |
| José María Mendiola | 00 | | | | |
| José María Mendiola | 00 | | | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| | | | | Timur Arbuzov | 10 |
| Medickson del Orbe | 00 | | | Timur Arbuzov | 10 |
| Achraf Moutii | 10 | | | | |
| Achraf Moutii | 10 | Achraf Moutii | 00 | | |
| | | Timur Arbuzov | 01 | | |
| Timur Arbuzov | 10 | Timur Arbuzov | 01 | | |
| Abdelrahman Mohamed | 00 | | | | | | |
| Abdelrahman Mohamed | 00 | | | | | Timur Arbuzov | 01 |
| | | | | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 00 |
| Abylaikhan Zhubanazar | | | | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 00 |
| Adam Kopecký | w/o | | | | | | |
| Adam Kopecký | w/o | Adam Kopecký | 10 | | | | |
| | | Attila Ungvári | 00 | | | | |
| Tomás Morales | 00 | Attila Ungvári | 00 | | | | |
| Attila Ungvári | 10 | | | | | | |
| Attila Ungvári | 10 | | | Adam Kopecký | 01 | | |
| | | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 02 |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo | 10 | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 02 |
| Dominic Ressel | 00 | | | | |
| Dominic Ressel | 00 | Alpha Oumar Djalo | 00 | | |
| | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 10 | | |
| Kell Berliner | 00 | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 10 | | |
| Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 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 | 10 | | |
| | | Nace Herkovič | 00 | | |
| Theodoros Demourtsidis | 00 | Nace Herkovič | 00 | | |
| Nace Herkovič | 10 | | | | |
| Nace Herkovič | 10 | | | Guilherme Schimidt | 00 |
| | | | | Bernd Fasching | 02 |
| Bernd Fasching | 10 | | | Bernd Fasching | 02 |
| Valentin Houinato | 00 | | | | |
| Valentin Houinato | 00 | Bernd Fasching | 02 | | |
| | | Georgi Gramatikov | 01 | | |
| Georgi Gramatikov | 02 | Georgi Gramatikov | 01 | | |
| Khalil Rebahi | 01 | | | | | | |
| Khalil Rebahi | 01 | | | | | Bernd Fasching | 00 |
| | | | | | | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 01 |
| Zelim Tckaev | 00 | | | | | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 01 |
| Antonio Esposito | 01 | | | | | | |
| Antonio Esposito | 01 | Antonio Esposito | 01 | | | | |
| | | Adrián Gandía | 00 | | | | |
| Asad Masabirov | 00 | Adrián Gandía | 00 | | | | |
| Adrián Gandía | 02 | | | | | | |
| Adrián Gandía | 02 | | | Antonio Esposito | 01 | | |
| | | | | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 10 |
| Dimitri Gochilaidze | 10 | | | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 10 |
| Mihail Latisev | 00 | | | | |
| Mihail Latisev | 00 | Dimitri Gochilaidze | 01 | | |
| | | Adrian Şulcă | 00 | | |
| Adrian Şulcă | 02 | Adrian Şulcă | 00 | | |
| Anri Egutidze | 01 | | | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Tato Grigalashvili | 11 | | |
| | | Timo Cavelius | 00 | | |
| Timo Cavelius | 11 | Timo Cavelius | 00 | | |
| Sagi Muki | 00 | | | | |
| Sagi Muki | 00 | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 10 |
| | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 00 |
| Mykhailo Svidrak | 00 | | | Vedat Albayrak | 00 |
| Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | | | |
| Vedat Albayrak | 10 | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | |
| | | Wachid Borchashvili | 00 | | |
| Paweł Drzymał | 00 | Wachid Borchashvili | 00 | | |
| Wachid Borchashvili | 10 | | | | | | |
| Wachid Borchashvili | 10 | | | | | Tato Grigalashvili | 01 |
| | | | | | | Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 01 | | | | | Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 |
| Daniyl Zoubko | 00 | | | | | | |
| Daniyl Zoubko | 00 | Somon Makhmadbekov | 10 | | | | |
| | | Frank de Wit | 00 | | | | |
| Frank de Wit | 11 | Frank de Wit | 00 | | | | |
| Eetu Ihanamäki | 00 | | | | | | |
| Eetu Ihanamäki | 00 | | | Somon Makhmadbekov | 11 | | |
| | | | | Abdelrahman Abdelghany | 00 |
| Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 10 | | | Abdelrahman Abdelghany | 00 |
| Lee Kwok Wing | 00 | | | | |
| Lee Kwok Wing | 00 | Gereltuyaagiin Bolor-Ochir | 00 | | |
| | | Abdelrahman Abdelghany | 11 | | |
| Abdelrahman Abdelghany | 01 | Abdelrahman Abdelghany | 11 | | |
| Gabriel Falcão | 00 | | | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Lee Joon-hwan | 01 | | |
| | | João Fernando | 00 | | |
| João Fernando | 10 | João Fernando | 00 | | |
| Jarne Duyck | 00 | | | | |
| Jarne Duyck | 00 | | | Lee Joon-hwan | 02 |
| | | | | Yuhei Oino | 00 |
| Nugzar Tatalashvili | 10 | | | Yuhei Oino | 00 |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 00 | | | | |
| Aurélien Bonferroni | 00 | Nugzar Tatalashvili | 00 | | |
| | | Yuhei Oino | 10 | | |
| Yuhei Oino | 10 | Yuhei Oino | 10 | | |
| Askerbii Gerbekov | 00 | | | | | | |
| Askerbii Gerbekov | 00 | | | | | Lee Joon-hwan | 10 |
| | | | | | | David Karapetyan | 00 |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | | | | | David Karapetyan | 00 |
| Jorge Pérez | 00 | | | | | | |
| Jorge Pérez | 00 | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 10 | | | | |
| | | Athanasios Mylonelis | 00 | | | | |
| Athanasios Mylonelis | 02 | Athanasios Mylonelis | 00 | | | | |
| Victor Sterpu | 00 | | | | | | |
| Victor Sterpu | 00 | | | François Gauthier-Drapeau | 00 | | |
| | | | | David Karapetyan | 11 |
| Alain Mikael Aprahamian | 00 | | | David Karapetyan | 11 |
| Lachlan Moorhead | 10 | | | | |
| Lachlan Moorhead | 10 | Lachlan Moorhead | 00 | | |
| | | David Karapetyan | 02 | | |
| Nicolas Yonezuka | 00 | David Karapetyan | 02 | | |
| David Karapetyan | 10 | | | | |

## 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 |