Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg explained

Event:Men's 73kg
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date:30 July
Competitors:34
Nations:34
Gold:Mansur Isaev
Goldnoc:RUS
Silver:Riki Nakaya
Silvernoc:JPN
Bronze:Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal
Bronzenoc:MGL
Bronze2:Ugo Legrand
Bronzenoc2:FRA
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The Men's 73 kg competition in judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London.[1]

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).[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Pool D

Controversy

American Nicholas Delpopolo was ejected from the Games and disqualified by the International Olympic Committee from his seventh position finish after he tested positive for marijuana. Though he claimed he had accidentally taken the banned substance before the Games begun, he apologized for the "embarrassment."[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.london2012.com/games/sport-competition-schedules/olympic-sport-competition-schedule.php?sport=Judo&venue=&date=&Search.x=65&Search.y=9{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Men's -60kg - Olympic Judo | London 2012 . 2012-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502154619/http://www.london2012.com/judo/event/men-less-than-60kg/competition-format/index.html . 2012-05-02 .
  3. Web site: Two athletes banned.