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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	Judoka	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 Ch'rik'ishvili	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 (31 July 2012 — 09:30)

Match 1	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA			bye
Match 2	Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	LAT			bye
Match 3	Safouane Attaf	MAR			bye
Match 4	Levi Saryee	LBR			bye
Match 5	Travis Stevens	USA			bye
Match 6	Aljaž Sedej	SLO			bye
Match 7	Avtandil Ch'rik'ishvili	GEO			bye
Match 8	Tomislav Marijanović	CRO			bye
Match 9	Ole Bischof	GER			bye
Match 10	Antonio Ciano	ITA			bye
Match 11	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ	Artem Vasylenko	UKR	1000/0001 SON 1:36
Match 12	Sacha Denanyoh	TOG			bye
Match 13	Takahiro Nakai	JPN			bye
Match 14	Boas Munyonga	ZAM			bye
Match 15	Sergiu Toma	MDA			bye
Match 16	Jaromír Musil	CZE			bye
Match 17	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR			bye
Match 18	Yakhyo Imomov	UZB			bye
Match 19	László Csoknyai	HUN			bye
Match 20	Putu Wiradamungga	INA			bye
Match 21	Alain Schmitt	FRA			bye
Match 22	Guillaume Elmont	NED			bye
Match 23	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG			bye
Match 24	Fetra Ratsimiziva	MAD			bye
Match 25	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Elnur Məmmədli	AZE	0001/0001 3:00 GS
Match 26	Euan Burton	GBR			bye
Match 27	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE			bye
Match 28	Josateki Naulu	FIJ			bye
Match 29	Ivan Nifontov	RUS			bye
Match 30	Reginald de Windt	IOA			bye
Match 31	Joachim Bottieau	BEL			bye
Match 32	Omar Simmonds	PAN			bye

Round Two (31 July 2012 — 10:05)

Match 1	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	LAT	0010/0002 P29 5:00
Match 2	Safouane Attaf	MAR	Levi Saryee	LBR	1000/––– FUS 0:00
Match 3	Travis Stevens	USA	Aljaž Sedej	SLO	1010/0002 JG 4:16
Match 4	Avtandil Ch'rik'ishvili	GEO	Tomislav Marijanović	CRO	0100/0001 UNN 5:00
Match 5	Ole Bischof	GER	Antonio Ciano	ITA	0101/0001 KYS 5:00
Match 6	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ	Sacha Denanyoh	TOG	0200/0000 SON 1:04
Match 7	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Boas Munyonga	ZAM	1000/000H UNN 0:27
Match 8	Sergiu Toma	MDA	Jaromír Musil	CZE	1000/0001 OGO 3:28
Match 9	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Yakhyo Imomov	UZB	0010/0001 OSO 5:00
Match 10	László Csoknyai	HUN	Putu Wiradamungga	INA	0200/0001 KAG 1:55
Match 11	Alain Schmitt	FRA	Guillaume Elmont	NED	0000/0001 3:00 GS
Match 12	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	Fetra Ratsimiziva	MAD	1000/0001 STG 1:15
Match 13	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Euan Burton	GBR	1000/0000 KGU 1:45
Match 14	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE	Josateki Naulu	FIJ	0111/0003 P29 5:00
Match 15	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Reginald de Windt	IOA	1000/0004 P29 3:55
Match 16	Joachim Bottieau	BEL	Omar Simmonds	PAN	1100/0001 OEJ 2:18

Round Three (31 July 2012 — 11:29)

Match 1	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	Safouane Attaf	MAR	1001/0001 SOO 2:39
Match 2	Travis Stevens	USA	Avtandil Ch'rik'ishvili	GEO	1001/0001 HAD 1:37 GS
Match 3	Ole Bischof	GER	Islam Bozbayev	KAZ	1011/0012 KYS 2:16 GS
Match 4	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Sergiu Toma	MDA	0101/0003 P29 5:00
Match 5	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	László Csoknyai	HUN	0010/0002 P05 5:00
Match 6	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	Alain Schmitt	FRA	1000/0000 KSG 4:23
Match 7	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Srđan Mrvaljević	MNE	0112/0011 TOS 5:00
Match 8	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Joachim Bottieau	BEL	0101/0001 KSK 0:14 GS

Quarter-Finals (31 July 2012 — 12:11)

Match 1	Travis Stevens	USA	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	0101/0000 SON 5:00
Match 2	Ole Bischof	GER	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	1010/0000 JG 2:52
Match 3	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	0100/0003 P29 5:00
Match 4	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	0100/0000 HRG 5:00

Repêchage (31 July 2012 — 14:28)

Match 1	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	Leandro Guilheiro	BRA	0011/0002 P29 5:00
Match 2	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Emmanuel Lucenti	ARG	0101/0001 UMA 5:00

Semi-Finals (31 July 2012 — 14:42)

Match 1	Ole Bischof	GER	Travis Stevens	USA	0000/0000 3:00 GS
Match 2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	0100/0001 SON 5:00

Final Round (31 July 2012 — 15:10)

Match 3/5	Ivan Nifontov	RUS	Takahiro Nakai	JPN	0201/0000 TNO 2:14
Match 3/5	Antoine Valois-Fortier	CAN	Travis Stevens	USA	0011/0000 TGM 5:00
Match 1/2	Kim Jae-Beom	KOR	Ole Bischof	GER	0020/0001 OUG 5:00