| Event: | Men's 86kg |
| Games: | 1980 Summer |
| Venue: | Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium |
| Date: | 28 July |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Jürg Röthlisberger |
| Goldnoc: | SUI |
| Silver: | Isaac Azcuy |
| Silvernoc: | CUB |
| Bronze: | Aleksandr Yatskevich |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Bronze2: | Detlef Ultsch |
| Bronzenoc2: | GDR |
| Prev: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1984 |
Men's 86 kg competition in Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was held at Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium. The gold medal was won by Jürg Röthlisberger from Switzerland.[1]