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Middleweight (≤90 kilograms), Men

Date28 July 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationNippon Budokan, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Participants33 from 33 countries

The Japanese winning streak in the men’s events came to a halt in the middleweight class. Shoichiro Mukai did not come as one of the favourites and lost his second bout against Hungarian Krisztián Tóth by Ippon (full point). After top seed and 2021 world champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, representing Spain, was defeated in the quarter-final, the way was paved for another Georgian, Lasha Bekauri. Bekauri competed as a junior until 2019 and took the European title in 2021. In Tokyo, he scored victories over Uzbek Davlat Bobonov, 2014 Youth Olympic Games double gold medallist Mikhail Igolnikov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, and, in the final, German policeman Eduard Trippel. Bobonov was penalized for a banned head dive, giving his opponent Bekauri an Ippon. The fight against Igolnikov was eventually decided by Waza-ari (half point) in his favour, although Bekauri had already two Shidos (penalties) on his account.

In the final, Bekauri scored a Waza-ari for a Tsurikomi-goshi after 1:30 min and held on to his lead until the end of the fight for gold. Seventh seed Trippel not only defeated the 2017 Serbian world champion Nemanja Majdov, but also sent fourth seed, and 2010 Youth Olympic Games medallist, Tóth into the repêchage. Trippel had contracted COVID-19 during a training camp in Georgia but the symptoms were mild and he was able to take up training immediately after being released from quarantine. Bronze medals went to Bobonov and Tóth.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Lasha BekauriGEOGold
2Eduard TrippelGERSilver
=3Davlat BobonovUZBBronze
=3Krisztián TóthHUNBronze
=5Mikail ÖzerlerTUR
=5Mikhail IgolnikovROC
=7Nikoloz SherazadishviliESP
=7Noël van 't EndNED
=9Məmmədəli MehdiyevAZE
=9Axel ClergetFRA
=9Li KochmanISR
=9Shoichiro MukaiJPN
=9Gwak Dong-HanKOR
=9Marcus NymanSWE
=9Quedjau NhabaliUKR
=9Colton BrownUSA
=17Celtus Dossou YovoBEN
=17Iván SilvaCUB
=17David KlammertCZE
=17Robert FlorentinoDOM
=17Popole MisengaEOR
=17Kwadjo AnaniGHA
=17Nicholas MungaiITA
=17Islam BozbayevKAZ
=17Raphael SchwendingerLIE
=17Gantulgyn AltanbaganaMGL
=17Rémi FeuilletMRI
=17Piotr KuczeraPOL
=17Nantenaina FinesseSEY
=17Paolo PersogliaSMR
=17Nemanja MajdovSRB
=17Komronshokh UstopiriyonTJK
33Rafael MacedoBRA

Round One

Date28 July 2021 — 11:00
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 11:00
Match #228 Jul 11:06
Match #328 Jul 11:12
Match #428 Jul 11:18
Match #528 Jul
Match #628 Jul
Match #728 JulMat 2
Match #828 Jul
Match #928 Jul
Match #1028 Jul
Match #1128 Jul
Match #1228 Jul
Match #1328 Jul
Match #1428 Jul
Match #1528 Jul
Match #1628 Jul
Match #1728 Jul
Match #1828 Jul
Match #1928 Jul
Match #2028 Jul
Match #2128 Jul
Match #2228 Jul
Match #2328 JulColton BrownUSAbye
Match #2428 Jul
Match #2528 Jul
Match #2628 Jul
Match #2728 Jul
Match #2828 Jul
Match #2928 Jul
Match #3028 Jul
Match #3128 Jul
Match #3228 Jul

Round Two

Date28 July 2021 — 11:06
FormatWinners advance to round three.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 11:06Mat 2Nikoloz SherazadishviliESPWaza-ariGantulgyn AltanbaganaMGL
Match #228 Jul 11:13Mat 2Marcus NymanSWEIpponNantenaina FinesseSEY
Match #328 Jul 11:19Mat 2Mikhail IgolnikovROCIpponCeltus Dossou YovoBEN
Match #428 Jul 11:26Mat 2Məmmədəli MehdiyevAZEWaza-ariIslam BozbayevKAZ
Match #528 Jul 11:32Mat 2Lasha BekauriGEOIpponPiotr KuczeraPOL
Match #628 Jul 11:39Mat 2Li KochmanISRIpponDavid KlammertCZE
Match #728 Jul 11:45Mat 2Davlat BobonovUZBWaza-ariNicholas MungaiITA
Match #828 Jul 11:52Mat 2Quedjau NhabaliUKRWaza-ariRobert FlorentinoDOM
Match #928 Jul 11:58Mat 2Noël van 't EndNEDIpponPaolo PersogliaSMR
Match #1028 Jul 12:05Mat 2Axel ClergetFRAIpponKomronshokh UstopiriyonTJK
Match #1128 Jul 12:11Mat 2Mikail ÖzerlerTURWaza-ariIván SilvaCUB
Match #1228 Jul 12:18Mat 2Colton BrownUSAIpponRaphael SchwendingerLIE
Match #1328 Jul 12:24Mat 2Krisztián TóthHUNIpponPopole MisengaEOR
Match #1428 Jul 12:41Mat 2Shoichiro MukaiJPNIpponRémi FeuilletMRI
Match #1528 Jul 12:47Mat 2Eduard TrippelGERWaza-ariNemanja MajdovSRB
Match #1628 Jul 12:54Mat 2Gwak Dong-HanKORIpponKwadjo AnaniGHA

Round Three

Date28 July 2021 — 13:00
FormatWinners advance to quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 13:00Mat 2Nikoloz SherazadishviliESPIpponMarcus NymanSWE
Match #228 Jul 13:07Mat 2Mikhail IgolnikovROCWaza-ariMəmmədəli MehdiyevAZE
Match #328 Jul 13:13Mat 2Lasha BekauriGEOIpponLi KochmanISR
Match #428 Jul 13:20Mat 2Davlat BobonovUZBIpponQuedjau NhabaliUKR
Match #528 Jul 13:26Mat 2Noël van 't EndNEDWaza-ariAxel ClergetFRA
Match #628 Jul 13:33Mat 2Mikail ÖzerlerTURWaza-ariColton BrownUSA
Match #728 Jul 13:39Mat 2Krisztián TóthHUNIpponShoichiro MukaiJPN
Match #828 Jul 13:46Mat 2Eduard TrippelGERIpponGwak Dong-HanKOR

Quarter-Finals

Date28 July 2021 — 13:52
FormatWinners advance to semi-finals. Losers advance to repêchage for bronze medal tournament.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 13:52Mat 2Mikhail IgolnikovROCIpponNikoloz SherazadishviliESP
Match #228 Jul 13:59Mat 2Lasha BekauriGEOIpponDavlat BobonovUZB
Match #328 Jul 14:05Mat 2Mikail ÖzerlerTURIpponNoël van 't EndNED
Match #428 Jul 14:12Mat 2Eduard TrippelGERWaza-ariKrisztián TóthHUN

Repêchage

Date28 July 2021 — 17:34
FormatWinners advance to bronze medal matches.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 17:34Davlat BobonovUZBWaza-ariNikoloz SherazadishviliESP
Match #228 Jul 17:42Mat 1Krisztián TóthHUNWaza-ariNoël van 't EndNED

Semi-Finals

Date28 July 2021 — 17:51
FormatWinners advance to gold medal final. Losers advance to bronze medal matches.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 17:59Mat 1Lasha BekauriGEOWaza-ariMikhail IgolnikovROC
Match #228 Jul 17:51Mat 1Eduard TrippelGERWaza-ariMikail ÖzerlerTUR

Final Round

Date28 July 2021 — 18:49
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 3/528 Jul 18:49Mat 1Davlat BobonovUZBIpponMikail ÖzerlerTUR
Match 3/528 Jul 18:59Mat 1Krisztián TóthHUNWaza-ariMikhail IgolnikovROC
Match 1/228 Jul 19:09Mat 1Lasha BekauriGEOWaza-ariEduard TrippelGER