The men's 81 kg competition in

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at the

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was held on 9 August at the

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. The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket). The medals were presented by

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Results

Finals

Repechages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's 81 kg M81 Judo at the Summer Olympics Men's Half Middleweight Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics