Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg
# Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg

The Men's 73 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 26 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.

The medals for the competition were presented by Thomas Bach, IOC President, Olympic Champion, and Fencing 1976, Germany; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Marius Vizer, IJU President; Austria.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| - | - | - | - |
| Shohei Ono (JPN) | 01 |
| 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 00 | | |
| 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 00 | Shohei Ono (JPN) | 01 |
| | | 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 00 |
| 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 10 | 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 00 |
| 3 An Chang-rim (KOR) | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| - | - | - | - |
| | | 3 An Chang-rim (KOR) | 01 |
| | | 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 00 |
| 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 01 | 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 00 |
| Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 00 | | |
| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 10 |
| | | 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 00 |
| 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 10 | 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 00 |
| 6 Tohar Butbul (ISR) | 00 | | |

### Pool A

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 01 | | |
| | | Musa Mogushkov (ROC) | 00 | | |
| | | | | 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 01 |
| | | | | Somon Makhmadbekov (TJK) | 00 |
| | | Faye Njie (GAM) | 00 | | |
| | | Somon Makhmadbekov (TJK) | 10 | | |
| Somon Makhmadbekov (TJK) | 10 | Somon Makhmadbekov (TJK) | 10 | | |
| Ahmad Alikaj (EOR) | 00 | | | | | | |
| Ahmad Alikaj (EOR) | 00 | | | | | 1 Rustam Orujov (AZE) | 00 |
| | | | | | | Shohei Ono (JPN) | 10 |
| | | 8 Bilal Çiloğlu (TUR) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Younis Eyal Slman (JOR) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 Bilal Çiloğlu (TUR) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Shohei Ono (JPN) | 10 |
| | | Alexandru Raicu (ROU) | 00 | | |
| | | Shohei Ono (JPN) | 10 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 4 Tommy Macias (SWE) | 10 | | |
| | | Victor Scvortov (UAE) | 01 | | |
| | | | | 4 Tommy Macias (SWE) | 00 |
| | | | | Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 01 |
| Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 10 | | | Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 01 |
| Ahmed Ayash (YEM) | 00 | | | | |
| Ahmed Ayash (YEM) | 00 | Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 11 | | |
| | | Nils Stump (SUI) | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Akil Gjakova (KOS) | 00 |
| | | | | | | 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 01 |
| | | 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Mamadou Samba Bah (GUI) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (MGL) | 11 | | |
| | | | | Cédric Bessi (MON) | 00 |
| | | Cédric Bessi (MON) | 10 | | |
| | | Lucas Diallo (BUR) | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 01 | | |
| | | Guillaume Chaine (FRA) | 00 | | |
| Eduardo Barbosa (BRA) | 00 | Guillaume Chaine (FRA) | 00 | | |
| Guillaume Chaine (FRA) | 10 | | | | |
| Guillaume Chaine (FRA) | 10 | | | 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 01 |
| | | | | Aden-Alexandre Houssein (DJI) | 00 |
| | | Chamara Dharmawardana (SRI) | 00 | | |
| | | Aden-Alexandre Houssein (DJI) | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | 2 Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) | 10 |
| | | | | | | 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 00 |
| | | 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 01 | | | | |
| | | Sulaiman Hamad (KSA) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 Arthur Margelidon (CAN) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Zhansay Smagulov (KAZ) | 01 |
| | | Zhansay Smagulov (KAZ) | 01 | | |
| | | Ferdinand Karapetian (ARM) | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 3 An Chang-rim (KOR) | 01 | | |
| | | Fabio Basile (ITA) | 00 | | |
| | | | | 3 An Chang-rim (KOR) | 01 |
| | | | | Khikmatillokh Turaev (UZB) | 00 |
| | | Igor Wandtke (GER) | 00 | | |
| | | Khikmatillokh Turaev (UZB) | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | 3 An Chang-rim (KOR) | 01 |
| | | | | | | 6 Tohar Butbul (ISR) | 00 |
| | | 6 Tohar Butbul (ISR) | FG | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | |
| Fethi Nourine (ALG) | DNS | Bye | | | | | |
| Mohamed Abdalarasool (SUD) | DNS | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Abdalarasool (SUD) | DNS | | | 6 Tohar Butbul (ISR) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Victor Sterpu (MDA) | 00 |
| | | Magdiel Estrada (CUB) | 00 | | |
| | | Victor Sterpu (MDA) | 10 | | |

## Politically motivated withdrawal

Selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games in the -73 kg weight class, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef announced his withdrawal following the conclusion of the draw of competitors.

Nourine was quoted as saying his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against an Israeli; Tohar Butbul, the #5 seed in the tournament, whom he was drawn to potentially face in the second round (had he won in the first round), was Israeli.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) announced the immediate suspension of Nourine and his coach on 24 July 2021, pending a further investigation, while the Algerian Olympic Committee revoked their accreditation, and sent Nourine and his coach back home to Algeria. The Federation explained:

   "According to the IJF rules, in line with the Olympic Charter and especially with rule 50.2 that provides for the protection of the neutrality of sport at the Olympic Games and the neutrality of the Games themselves, which states that 'no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas,' Fethi Nourine and Amar Benikhlef are now suspended and will face a decision by the IJF Disciplinary Commission, as well as disciplinary sanctions by the National Olympic Committee of Algeria back in their country.'"
