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

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

Pool A

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

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

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

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

Final classification

RankNameCountry
1Waldemar Legień Poland
2Frank Wieneke West Germany
3TTorsten Bréchôt East Germany
3TBashir Varaev Soviet Union
5TKevin Doherty Canada
5TPascal Tayot France
7TGastón García Argentina
7TVictorino González Spain
9TWalid Mohamed Hussain Egypt
9TLars Adolfsson Sweden
11Peter Reiter Austria
12TRodnomyn Erkhembayar Mongolia
12TJukka-Pekka Metsola Finland
14THirotaka Okada Japan
14TNeil Adams Great Britain
14THisham Al-Sharaf Rashad Kuwait
14TTemel Çakiroglu Turkey
14TPatrick Matangi Zimbabwe
14TLam Lap Hing Hong Kong
20TLuis Ochoa Colombia
20TRicardo José Boy Angola
20TFilip Leščak Yugoslavia
20TJohn Baylon Philippines
20TPedro Cristóvão Portugal
20TCarlos Huttich Mexico
20TMariano Aquino Guam
20TJason Morris United States
20TLuis Val Australia
20TKilmar Campos Venezuela
20TTsay Yow-tayn Chinese Taipei
20TMagnus Büchel Liechtenstein
20TAly Attyé Senegal
20TAn Byeong-geun South Korea
34TOlivier Schaffter Switzerland
34TJames Kihara Kenya
34TMamudu Adamu Nigeria
34TFadi Saikali Lebanon
34TKároly Németh Hungary
34TEzequiel Paraguassu Brazil
34TJohan Laats Belgium
34TSimione Kuruvoli Fiji

References

  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.
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