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Half-Middleweight (≤81 kilograms), Men

Date	31 July 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	ExCeL, Newham, London (Hall 2)
Participants	33 from 33 countries
Format	Losing quarter-finalists compete against losing semi-finalist for bronze.

Kim Jae-Beom of Korea had won the silver medal in Beijing but was also the 2010 and 2011 World Champion, and came to London as the favorite. The defending gold medalist was German Ole Bischof and he was expected to challenge Kim. The two once again made it to the finals, with Kim turning the tables this time and winning the gold medal. In the final he scored two yuko points in the first period and never let up in defeating Bischof.

Kim defeated Russian Ivan Nifontov in the semis, but Nifontov came back to win a bronze medal. He was joined by Canadian Antoine Valois-Fortier, who defeated American Travis Stevens in the bronze match, after Stevens had lost in the semis to Bischof.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Gold
2	Ole Bischof	GER	Silver
=3	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Bronze
=3	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Bronze
=5	Takahiro Nakai	JPN
=5	Travis Stevens	USA
=7	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA
=7	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG
=9	Safouane Attaf	MAR
=9	Avtandil Chrikishvili	GEO
=9	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ
=9	Sergiu Toma	MDA
=9	László Csoknyai	HUN
=9	Alain Schmitt	FRA
=9	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE
=9	Joachim Bottieau	BEL
=17	Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	LAT
=17	Aljaž Sedej	SLO
=17	Tomislav Marijanović	CRO
=17	Antonio Ciano	ITA
=17	Sacha Denanyoh	TOG
=17	Boas Munyonga	ZAM
=17	Jaromír Musil	CZE
=17	Yakhyo Imomov	UZB
=17	Putu Wiradamungga	INA
=17	Guillaume Elmont	NED
=17	Fetra Ratsimiziva	MAD
=17	Euan Burton	GBR
=17	Josateki Naulu	FIJ
=17	Reginald de Windt	IOA
=17	Omar Simmonds	PAN
=32	Artem Vasylenko	UKR
=32	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE
DNS	Levi Saryee	LBR		1

Round One

Date	31 July 2012 — 9:30

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Hall 2	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA				bye
Match #2	31 Jul	Hall 2	Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	LAT				bye
Match #3	31 Jul	Hall 2	Safouane Attaf	MAR				bye
Match #4	31 Jul	Hall 2	Levi Saryee	LBR				bye
Match #5	31 Jul	Hall 2	Travis Stevens	USA				bye
Match #6	31 Jul	Hall 2	Aljaž Sedej	SLO				bye
Match #7	31 Jul	Hall 2	Avtandil Chrikishvili	GEO				bye
Match #8	31 Jul	Hall 2	Tomislav Marijanović	CRO				bye
Match #9	31 Jul	Hall 2	Ole Bischof	GER				bye
Match #10	31 Jul	Hall 2	Antonio Ciano	ITA				bye
Match #11	31 Jul 9:30	Hall 2	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ	Ippon	Artem Vasylenko	UKR
Match #12	31 Jul	Hall 2	Sacha Denanyoh	TOG				bye
Match #13	31 Jul	Hall 2	Takahiro Nakai	JPN				bye
Match #14	31 Jul	Hall 2	Boas Munyonga	ZAM				bye
Match #15	31 Jul	Hall 2	Sergiu Toma	MDA				bye
Match #16	31 Jul	Hall 2	Jaromír Musil	CZE				bye
Match #17	31 Jul	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR				bye
Match #18	31 Jul	Hall 2	Yakhyo Imomov	UZB				bye
Match #19	31 Jul	Hall 2	László Csoknyai	HUN				bye
Match #20	31 Jul	Hall 2	Putu Wiradamungga	INA				bye
Match #21	31 Jul	Hall 2	Alain Schmitt	FRA				bye
Match #22	31 Jul	Hall 2	Guillaume Elmont	NED				bye
Match #23	31 Jul	Hall 2	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG				bye
Match #24	31 Jul	Hall 2	Fetra Ratsimiziva	MAD				bye
Match #25	31 Jul 9:30	Hall 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Yusei-gachi	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE
Match #26	31 Jul	Hall 2	Euan Burton	GBR				bye
Match #27	31 Jul	Hall 2	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE				bye
Match #28	31 Jul	Hall 2	Josateki Naulu	FIJ				bye
Match #29	31 Jul	Hall 2	Ivan Nifontov	RUS				bye
Match #30	31 Jul	Hall 2	Reginald de Windt	IOA				bye
Match #31	31 Jul	Hall 2	Joachim Bottieau	BEL				bye
Match #32	31 Jul	Hall 2	Omar Simmonds	PAN				bye

Round Two

Date	31 July 2012 — 10:05

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 10:05	Hall 2	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Yuko	Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	LAT
Match #2	31 Jul 10:12	Hall 2	Safouane Attaf	MAR	Fusen-gachi	Levi Saryee	LBR
Match #3	31 Jul 10:19	Hall 2	Travis Stevens	USA	Ippon	Aljaž Sedej	SLO
Match #4	31 Jul 10:26	Hall 2	Avtandil Chrikishvili	GEO	Waza-ari	Tomislav Marijanović	CRO
Match #5	31 Jul 10:33	Hall 2	Ole Bischof	GER	Waza-ari	Antonio Ciano	ITA
Match #6	31 Jul 10:40	Hall 2	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Sacha Denanyoh	TOG
Match #7	31 Jul 10:47	Hall 2	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Ippon	Boas Munyonga	ZAM
Match #8	31 Jul 10:54	Hall 2	Sergiu Toma	MDA	Ippon	Jaromír Musil	CZE
Match #9	31 Jul 10:05	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Yuko	Yakhyo Imomov	UZB
Match #10	31 Jul 10:12	Hall 2	László Csoknyai	HUN	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Putu Wiradamungga	INA
Match #11	31 Jul 10:19	Hall 2	Alain Schmitt	FRA	Yusei-gachi	Guillaume Elmont	NED
Match #12	31 Jul 10:26	Hall 2	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	Ippon	Fetra Ratsimiziva	MAD
Match #13	31 Jul 10:33	Hall 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Ippon	Euan Burton	GBR
Match #14	31 Jul 10:40	Hall 2	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE	Waza-ari	Josateki Naulu	FIJ
Match #15	31 Jul 10:47	Hall 2	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Ippon	Reginald de Windt	IOA
Match #16	31 Jul 10:54	Hall 2	Joachim Bottieau	BEL	Ippon	Omar Simmonds	PAN

Round Three

Date	31 July 2012 — 11:29

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 11:29	Hall 2	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Ippon	Safouane Attaf	MAR
Match #2	31 Jul 11:36	Hall 2	Travis Stevens	USA	Ippon	Avtandil Chrikishvili	GEO
Match #3	31 Jul 11:43	Hall 2	Ole Bischof	GER	Ippon	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ
Match #4	31 Jul 11:50	Hall 2	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Waza-ari	Sergiu Toma	MDA
Match #5	31 Jul 11:29	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Yuko	László Csoknyai	HUN
Match #6	31 Jul 11:36	Hall 2	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	Ippon	Alain Schmitt	FRA
Match #7	31 Jul 11:43	Hall 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Waza-ari	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE
Match #8	31 Jul 11:50	Hall 2	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Waza-ari	Joachim Bottieau	BEL

Quarter-Finals

Date	31 July 2012 — 12:11

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 12:11	Hall 2	Travis Stevens	USA	Waza-ari	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA
Match #2	31 Jul 12:18	Hall 2	Ole Bischof	GER	Ippon	Takahiro Nakai	JPN
Match #3	31 Jul 12:11	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Waza-ari	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG
Match #4	31 Jul 12:18	Hall 2	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Waza-ari	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN

Repêchage

Date	31 July 2012 — 14:28

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 14:28	Hall 2	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Yuko	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA
Match #2	31 Jul 14:35	Hall 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Waza-ari	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 2012 — 14:42

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 14:42	Hall 2	Ole Bischof	GER	Yusei-gachi	Travis Stevens	USA
Match #2	31 Jul 14:49	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Waza-ari	Ivan Nifontov	RUS

Final Round

Date	31 July 2012 — 15:10

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 3/5	31 Jul 15:10	Hall 2	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Takahiro Nakai	JPN
Match 3/5	31 Jul 15:17	Hall 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Yuko	Travis Stevens	USA
Match 1/2	31 Jul 16:10	Hall 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Yuko	Ole Bischof	GER