Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 86 kg
# Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 86 kg

The men's 86 kg competition in judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul was held on 29 September at the Jangchung Gymnasium. The gold medal was won by Peter Seisenbacher of Austria.

## Results

### Pool A

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | YUS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luc Suplis (BEL) | Luc Suplis (BEL) | E | Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sandro López (ARG) | Sandro López (ARG) | R | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bill Vincent (NZL) | Bill Vincent (NZL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Bill Vincent (NZL) | Bill Vincent (NZL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Louis Jani (CAN) | Louis Jani (CAN) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | R | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | YUS | | | |
| | | | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bito Maduro (ARU) | Bito Maduro (ARU) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | R | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Josateki Basalusalu (FIJ) | Josateki Basalusalu (FIJ) | R | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | KOK |
| Michael Bazynski (FRG) | Michael Bazynski (FRG) | E | | | | | | | | | | Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | R |
| Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | YUK | Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rene Capo (USA) | Rene Capo (USA) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Ivan Todorov (YUG) | Ivan Todorov (YUG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | YUS | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | János Gyáni (HUN) | János Gyáni (HUN) | E | | | |
| | | | Franch Casadei (SMR) | Franch Casadei (SMR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | János Gyáni (HUN) | János Gyáni (HUN) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | János Gyáni (HUN) | János Gyáni (HUN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad (KUW) | Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad (KUW) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Ng Chiu Fan (HKG) | Ng Chiu Fan (HKG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgi Petrov (BUL) | Georgi Petrov (BUL) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eric-Louis Bessi (MON) | Eric-Louis Bessi (MON) | E | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Medina (COL) | William Medina (COL) | IPO | William Medina (COL) | William Medina (COL) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Riad Chibani (ALG) | Riad Chibani (ALG) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Riad Chibani (ALG) | Riad Chibani (ALG) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fabien Canu (FRA) | Fabien Canu (FRA) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | Yousuf Al-Hammad (KUW) | Yousuf Al-Hammad (KUW) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fabien Canu (FRA) | Fabien Canu (FRA) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fabien Canu (FRA) | Fabien Canu (FRA) | R | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | YUK | | | |
| | | | Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | R | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | R | | | | | | |
| | | | Tiberius Nyachwaya (KEN) | Tiberius Nyachwaya (KEN) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | YUK |
| Arnold Frick (LIE) | Arnold Frick (LIE) | E | | | | | | | | | | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | R |
| Akilong Diabone (SEN) | Akilong Diabone (SEN) | IPO | Akilong Diabone (SEN) | Akilong Diabone (SEN) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Charles Griffith (VEN) | Charles Griffith (VEN) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Charles Griffith (VEN) | Charles Griffith (VEN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liu Junlin (CHN) | Liu Junlin (CHN) | KIK | | | | | | |
| | | | James Waithe (BAR) | James Waithe (BAR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Liu Junlin (CHN) | Liu Junlin (CHN) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Liu Junlin (CHN) | Liu Junlin (CHN) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | IPO | | | |
| | | | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | WIP | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | José António Inácio (ANG) | José António Inácio (ANG) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wálter Carmona (BRA) | Wálter Carmona (BRA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | West Iqiebor (NGR) | West Iqiebor (NGR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wálter Carmona (BRA) | Wálter Carmona (BRA) | HAN | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josateki Basalusalu (FIJ) | Josateki Basalusalu (FIJ) | E | | | | | | |
| Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | WAZ | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | Chiu Heng-an (TPE) | E | | | |
| | | | Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | IPO | | | |
| | | | | | | Densign White (GBR) | Densign White (GBR) | E |
| | | | | | | Ben Spijkers (NED) | Ben Spijkers (NED) | WAZ |
| Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | Jorge Bonnet (PUR) | E | | | | | | |
| Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | WIP | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | Kim Seung-gyu (KOR) | E | | | |
| | | | Fabien Canu (FRA) | Fabien Canu (FRA) | YUS | | | |
| | | | | | | Fabien Canu (FRA) | Fabien Canu (FRA) | E |
| | | | | | | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | Akinobu Osako (JPN) | YUS |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| - | - |
| Vladimir Shestakov (URS) | |
| Peter Seisenbacher (AUT) | YUS |

## Final classification

| Rank | Name | Country |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter Seisenbacher | Austria |
| 2 | Vladimir Shestakov | Soviet Union |
| 3T | Akinobu Osako | Japan |
| 3T | Ben Spijkers | Netherlands |
| 5T | Fabien Canu | France |
| 5T | Densign White | Great Britain |
| 7T | Chiu Heng-an | Chinese Taipei |
| 7T | Kim Seung-gyu | South Korea |
| 9T | Josateki Basalusalu | Fiji |
| 9T | Jorge Bonnet | Puerto Rico |
| 11T | János Gyáni | Hungary |
| 11T | Liu Junlin | China |
| 13T | Bill Vincent | New Zealand |
| 13T | Odvogiin Baljinnyam | Mongolia |
| 13T | Charles Griffith | Venezuela |
| 13T | Georgi Petrov | Bulgaria |
| 13T | Riad Chibani | Algeria |
| 13T | Wálter Carmona | Brazil |
| 19T | Sandro López | Argentina |
| 19T | Louis Jani | Canada |
| 19T | Bito Maduro | Aruba |
| 19T | José António Inácio | Angola |
| 19T | Rene Capo | United States |
| 19T | Ivan Todorov | Yugoslavia |
| 19T | Franch Casadei | San Marino |
| 19T | Ng Chiu Fan | Hong Kong |
| 19T | William Medina | Colombia |
| 19T | Yousuf Al-Hammad | Kuwait |
| 19T | West Iqiebor | Nigeria |
| 19T | Tiberius Nyachwaya | Kenya |
| 19T | Akilong Diabone | Senegal |
| 19T | James Waithe | Barbados |
| 33T | Luc Suplis | Belgium |
| 33T | Michael Bazynski | West Germany |
| 33T | Eric-Louis Bessi | Monaco |
| 33T | Arnold Frick | Liechtenstein |
