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Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 kg

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Men's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJangchung Gymnasium
Date28 September
Competitors41 from 41 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Waldemar Legień  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Wieneke  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Torsten Bréchôt  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bashir Varaev  Soviet Union
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The men's 78 kg competition in judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul was held on 28 September at the Jangchung Gymnasium. The gold medal was won by Waldemar Legień of Poland.[1]

Results

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Pool A

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Peter Reiter (AUT) R
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) IPO  Frank Wieneke (FRG) YUK
 Lars Adolfsson (SWE) R
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) IPO
 Victorino González (ESP) IPO  Victorino González (ESP) R
 James Kihara (KEN) E  Victorino González (ESP) WIP
 Luis Ochoa (COL) E
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) KOK
 Pascal Tayot (FRA) WIP  Pascal Tayot (FRA) R
 Fadi Saikali (LIB) E  Pascal Tayot (FRA) IPO
 Ricardo José Boy (ANG) E
 Pascal Tayot (FRA) IPO
 Hirotaka Okada (JPN) E
 Filip Leščak (YUG) E
 Hirotaka Okada (JPN) YUK
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) KOK
 Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) IPO  Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) R
 Ezequiel Paraguassu (BRA) E  Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) IPO
 John Baylon (PHI) E
 Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) KOK
 Neil Adams (GBR) E
 Pedro Cristóvão (POR) E
 Neil Adams (GBR) IPO
 Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) WIP
 Rodnomyn Erkhembayar (MGL) IPO  Rodnomyn Erkhembayar (MGL) E
 Simione Kuruvoli (FIJ) E  Rodnomyn Erkhembayar (MGL) WAZ
 Carlos Huttich (MEX) E
 Rodnomyn Erkhembayar (MGL) SHI
 Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad (KUW) E
 Mariano Aquino (GUM) E
 Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad (KUW) IPO

Pool B

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Olivier Schaffter (SUI) E
 Jason Morris (USA) KEI  Jason Morris (USA) E
 Bashir Varaev (URS) YUS
 Bashir Varaev (URS) SOG
 Temel Çakiroglu (TUR) E
 Temel Çakiroglu (TUR) YUS
 Luis Val (AUS) E
 Bashir Varaev (URS) IPO
 Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) CHU  Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) R
 Mamudu Adamu (NGR) E  Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) IPO
 Kilmar Campos (VEN) E
 Jukka-Pekka Metsola (FIN) IPO
 Patrick Matangi (ZIM) E
 Patrick Matangi (ZIM) IPO
 Tsay Yow-tayn (TPE) E
 Bashir Varaev (URS) R
 Károly Németh (HUN) E  Waldemar Legień (POL) YUS
 Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) KOK  Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) R
 Waldemar Legień (POL) WIP
 Waldemar Legień (POL) IPO
 Gastón García (ARG) R
 Aly Attyé (SEN) E
 Gastón García (ARG) IPO
 Waldemar Legień (POL) WAZ
 An Byeong-geun (KOR) IPO  Kevin Doherty (CAN) R
 Johan Laats (BEL) E  An Byeong-geun (KOR) E
 Kevin Doherty (CAN) KEI
 Kevin Doherty (CAN) IPO
 Lam Lap Hing (HKG) E
 Lam Lap Hing (HKG) IPO
 Magnus Büchel (LIE) E

Repechages

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Repechage Repechage quarterfinal Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Peter Reiter (AUT) E
 Lars Adolfsson (SWE) WAZ  Lars Adolfsson (SWE) E
 Victorino González (ESP) IPO
 Victorino González (ESP) E
 Pascal Tayot (FRA) WAZ
 Pascal Tayot (FRA) E
 Torsten Bréchôt (GDR) WAZ 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Repechage Repechage quarterfinal Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Walid Mohamed Hussain (EGY) E
 Gastón García (ARG) WIP
 Gastón García (ARG) E
 Kevin Doherty (CAN) CHU
 Kevin Doherty (CAN) E
 Bashir Varaev (URS) IPO 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Final

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Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Frank Wieneke (FRG) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 
 
 Waldemar Legień (POL) IPO 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 

Final classification

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Rank Name Country
1 Waldemar Legień  Poland
2 Frank Wieneke  West Germany
3T Torsten Bréchôt  East Germany
3T Bashir Varaev  Soviet Union
5T Kevin Doherty  Canada
5T Pascal Tayot  France
7T Gastón García  Argentina
7T Victorino González  Spain
9T Walid Mohamed Hussain  Egypt
9T Lars Adolfsson  Sweden
11 Peter Reiter  Austria
12T Rodnomyn Erkhembayar  Mongolia
12T Jukka-Pekka Metsola  Finland
14T Hirotaka Okada  Japan
14T Neil Adams  Great Britain
14T Hisham Al-Sharaf Rashad  Kuwait
14T Temel Çakiroglu  Turkey
14T Patrick Matangi  Zimbabwe
14T Lam Lap Hing  Hong Kong
20T Luis Ochoa  Colombia
20T Ricardo José Boy  Angola
20T Filip Leščak  Yugoslavia
20T John Baylon  Philippines
20T Pedro Cristóvão  Portugal
20T Carlos Huttich  Mexico
20T Mariano Aquino  Guam
20T Jason Morris  United States
20T Luis Val  Australia
20T Kilmar Campos  Venezuela
20T Tsay Yow-tayn  Chinese Taipei
20T Magnus Büchel  Liechtenstein
20T Aly Attyé  Senegal
20T An Byeong-geun  South Korea
34T Olivier Schaffter  Switzerland
34T James Kihara  Kenya
34T Mamudu Adamu  Nigeria
34T Fadi Saikali  Lebanon
34T Károly Németh  Hungary
34T Ezequiel Paraguassu  Brazil
34T Johan Laats  Belgium
34T Simione Kuruvoli  Fiji

References

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  1. ^ "Judo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Half-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2018.