Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

The Men's 90 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.

Men's 90 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
From left: Benikhlef, Tsirekidze, Mesbah, Aschwanden
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	13 August
Winning score	0001
Medalists
Irakli Tsirekidze  Georgia Amar Benikhlef  Algeria Hesham Mesbah  Egypt Sergei Aschwanden  Switzerland

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Rules

This event was the third-heaviest of the men's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 90 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Choi Sun-ho	South Korea
1	Hesham Mesbah	Egypt
1	Irakli Tsirekidze	Georgia
1	Elkhan Mammadov	Azerbaijan
1	Nematullo Asranqulov	Tajikistan
1	Winston Gordon	Great Britain
1	Khurshid Nabiev	Uzbekistan
1	Daniel Kelly	Australia
1	Hiroshi Izumi	Japan
1	Andrei Kazusionak	Belarus
1	Hossein Ghomi	Iran
1	Ivan Pershin	Russia
1	Patrick Trezise	South Africa
1	Diego Rosati	Argentina
1	Brian Olson	United States
2	Eduardo Santos	Brazil
2	He Yanzhu	China
2	José Camacho	Venezuela
2	Valentyn Grekov	Ukraine
2	Roberto Meloni	Italy
2	Jevgenijs Borodavko	Latvia
2	Yves-Matthieu Dafreville	France
2	Asley González	Cuba
2	Mohamed El Assri	Morocco
2	Amar Benikhlef	Algeria
2	Alexis Chiclana	Puerto Rico
2	Mark Huizinga	Netherlands
2	Michael Pinske	Germany
2	Ilias Iliadis	Greece
2	David Alarza	Spain
2	Sergei Aschwanden	Switzerland

Tournament results

Final

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

	Final
	1	Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)	0001
	2	Amar Benikhlef (ALG)	0000

Mat 1

	1st round					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals
	Choi Sun-Ho (KOR)		0000
	Hesham Mesbah (EGY)		0000			Hesham Mesbah (EGY)		0001
						Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)		0010
											Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)		1000
	Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)		0011								Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)		0000
	Nematullo Asranqulov (TJK)		0000			Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)		0110
	Winston Gordon (GBR)		0020			Khurshid Nabiev (UZB)		0010
	Khurshid Nabiev (UZB)		0100													Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)		1002
	Daniel Kelly (AUS)		0000													Ivan Pershin (RUS)		0000
	Hiroshi Izumi (JPN)		0010			Hiroshi Izumi (JPN)		0000
	Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)		1110			Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)		1000
	Hossein Ghomi (IRI)		0000								Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)		0000
	Ivan Pershin (RUS)		1000								Ivan Pershin (RUS)		1010
	Patrick Trezise (RSA)		0000			Ivan Pershin (RUS)		1000
	Diego Rosati (ARG)		0001			Diego Rosati (ARG)		0000
	Brian Olson (USA)		0000

Mat 2

	1st round					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals
	Eduardo Santos (BRA)		1000
	He Yanzhu (CHN)		0000			Eduardo Santos (BRA)		1000
	José Camacho (VEN)		1000			José Camacho (VEN)		0000
	Valentyn Grekov (UKR)		0000								Eduardo Santos (BRA)		0001
	Roberto Meloni (ITA)		0100								Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA)		1011
	Jevgenijs Borodavko (LAT)		0010			Roberto Meloni (ITA)		0000
	Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA)		1000			Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA)		0010
	Asley González (CUB)		0000													Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA)		0000
	Mohamed El Assri (MAR)		0001													Amar Benikhlef (ALG)		1000
	Amar Benikhlef (ALG)		0011			Amar Benikhlef (ALG)		1020
	Alexis Chiclana (PUR)		0100			David Alarza (ESP)		0001
	David Alarza (ESP)		1101								Amar Benikhlef (ALG)		0001
	Ilias Iliadis (GRE)		0001								Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)		0000
	Mark Huizinga (NED)		1010			Mark Huizinga (NED)		0010
	Michael Pinske (GER)		0000			Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)		1101
	Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)		0010

Repechage

Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.

	First round				Second round				Third round				Bronze medal finals
	Hesham Mesbah (EGY)				Hesham Mesbah (EGY)	0011
	bye				Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)	0010			Hesham Mesbah (EGY)	1001			Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (FRA)	0000
	Patrick Trezise (RSA)	0000			Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)	1000			Andrei Kazusionak (BLR)	0001			Hesham Mesbah (EGY)	1000
	Diego Rosati (ARG)	1000			Diego Rosati (ARG)	0000
	Asley Gonzalez (CUB)	0001			Eduardo Santos (BRA)	1000
	Roberto Meloni (ITA)	1001			Roberto Meloni (ITA)	0000			Eduardo Santos (BRA)	0000			Ivan Pershin (RUS)	0020
	Mohamed El Assri (MAR)	0000			Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)	0001			Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)	0000			Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)	1000
	David Alarza (ESP)	0000			Mohamed El Assri (MAR)	0000

References

• Competition format

External links

• judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 90 kg at Olympedia