Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
# Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

Men's 60 kg competition in Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was held at Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium. The gold medal was won by Thierry Rey of France.

## Results

### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| José Rodríguez (CUB) | José Rodríguez (CUB) | 2:37 | | | | | | | | | |
| Naji Keyrouz (LIB) | Naji Keyrouz (LIB) | R | José Rodríguez (CUB) | José Rodríguez (CUB) | 0:11 | | | | | | |
| Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | 0:19 | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | R | | | | | | |
| Charles Chibwe (ZAM) | Charles Chibwe (ZAM) | E | | | | José Rodríguez (CUB) | José Rodríguez (CUB) | 1:35 | | | |
| John Holliday (GBR) | John Holliday (GBR) | 5:00 | | | | John Holliday (GBR) | John Holliday (GBR) | R | | | |
| Alberto Francini (SMR) | Alberto Francini (SMR) | E | John Holliday (GBR) | John Holliday (GBR) | 2:28 | | | | | | |
| Spyros Spyrou (CYP) | Spyros Spyrou (CYP) | 5:00 | Spyros Spyrou (CYP) | Spyros Spyrou (CYP) | E | | | | | | |
| Mamodaly Ashikhoussen (MAD) | Mamodaly Ashikhoussen (MAD) | E | | | | | | | José Rodríguez (CUB) | José Rodríguez (CUB) | 0:51 |
| Luiz Juniti Shinohara (BRA) | Luiz Juniti Shinohara (BRA) | 5:00 | | | | | | | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | R |
| Boubacar Sow (SEN) | Boubacar Sow (SEN) | E | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| Tibor Kincses (HUN) | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | 3:19 | Luiz Juniti Shinohara (BRA) | Luiz Juniti Shinohara (BRA) | E | | | | | | |
| Ali Heidar Ali Mohamed (KUW) | Ali Heidar Ali Mohamed (KUW) | E | | | | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | 5:00 | | | |
| Ko hyong (PRK) | Ko hyong (PRK) | 5:00 | | | | Ko Hyong (PRK) | Ko Hyong (PRK) | E | | | |
| Rafael González (MEX) | Rafael González (MEX) | E | Ko Hyong (PRK) | Ko Hyong (PRK) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| Ronny Sanabria (CRC) | Ronny Sanabria (CRC) | | Ronny Sanabria (CRC) | Ronny Sanabria (CRC) | E | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thierry Rey (FRA) | Thierry Rey (FRA) | 5:00 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | R | Thierry Rey (FRA) | Thierry Rey (FRA) | 4:21 | | | | | | |
| João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | 5:00 | João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | R | | | | | | |
| Marian Donat (POL) | Marian Donat (POL) | E | | | | Thierry Rey (FRA) | Thierry Rey (FRA) | 5:00 | | | |
| Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | 1:16 | | | | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | R | | | |
| Ibrahim Camara (GUI) | Ibrahim Camara (GUI) | E | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| Marcel Burkhardt (SUI) | Marcel Burkhardt (SUI) | | Marcel Burkhard (SUI) | Marcel Burkhard (SUI) | E | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | Thierry Rey (FRA) | Thierry Rey (FRA) | 5:00 |
| Aramby Emizh (URS) | Aramby Emizh (URS) | 1:16 | | | | | | | Aramby Emizh (URS) | Aramby Emizh (URS) | R |
| Josef Reiter (AUT) | Josef Reiter (AUT) | E | Aramby Emizh (URS) | Aramby Emizh (URS) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| Ahmed Moussa (ALG) | Ahmed Moussa (ALG) | 1:08 | Ahmed Moussa (ALG) | Ahmed Moussa (ALG) | E | | | | | | |
| Habib Sissoko (MLI) | Habib Sissoko (MLI) | E | | | | Aramby Emizh (URS) | Aramby Emizh (URS) | 5:00 | | | |
| Reinhardt Arndt (GDR) | Reinhardt Arndt (GDR) | 5:00 | | | | Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | E | | | |
| Árpád Szabó (ROM) | Árpád Szabó (ROM) | E | Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | Yanjmaagiin Dorj (MGL) | | Reinhardt Arndt (GDR) | Reinhardt Arndt (GDR) | E | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | 3:42 | | | | | | |
| Naji Keyrouz (LIB) | Naji Keyrouz (LIB) | E | John Holliday (GBR) | John Holliday (GBR) | 2:46 | | | |
| | | | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | Tibor Kincses (HUN) | 7:00 |
| | | | | | | John Holliday (GBR) | John Holliday (GBR) | E |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | 5:00 | | | | | | |
| João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | João Paulo Mendonça (POR) | E | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | 5:00 | | | |
| | | | Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | Reino Fagerlund (FIN) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | Aramby Emizh (URS) | Aramby Emizh (URS) | 4:18 |
| | | | | | | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | Pavel Petřikov (TCH) | |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| - | - |
| Thierry Rey (FRA) | 7:00 |
| José Rodríguez (CUB) | |
