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Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's open category

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Men's open category
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
Date11 August
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasuhiro Yamashita  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Ali Rashwan  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mihai Cioc  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arthur Schnabel  West Germany
← 1980

The men's open category competition in judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 11 August at the California State University. The gold medal was won by Yasuhiro Yamashita of Japan.[1]

In his only appearance at the Olympics, four-time world champion Yasuhiro Yamashita tore a right calf muscle in the preliminary match against Arthur Schnabel. This put Yamashita at a huge disadvantage since he executed his throws by pivoting on his right leg. Though he managed to win the match with an Okuri-Eri-Jime, the injury caused him to visibly limp during the semi-final match against Laurent Del Colombo. Yamashita was thrown with an Osoto Gari only 30 seconds into the match, but managed to return an Osoto Gari and won the match with a Yoko-Shiho-Gatame (side four-quarter hold). He played the final match against Mohamed Ali Rashwan of Egypt. Yamashita won the final and the gold medal despite his injury. The match witnessed a remarkable fair play act from Rashwan who did not aim for Yamashita's right leg. Rashwan was even given an award from the International Fairplay Committee.[2]

Results

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Pool A

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Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Bechir Kiiari (TUN) R
 Mohamed Ali Rashwan (EGY) IPO  Mohamed Ali Rashwan (EGY) IPO
 Juha Salonen (FIN) E  Mihai Cioc (ROU) R
 Mihai Cioc (ROU) IPO  Mohamed Ali Rashwan (EGY) IPO
 Clemens Jehle (SUI) E  Xu Guoqing (CHN) R
 Xu Guoqing (CHN) YUK  Xu Guoqing (CHN) WAZ
 Fred Blaney (CAN) YUS  Fred Blaney (CAN) E
 Dewey Mitchell (USA) E

Pool B

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Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
 Lansana Coly (SEN) R
 Yasuhiro Yamashita (JPN) IPO  Yasuhiro Yamashita (JPN) IPO
 Arthur Schnabel (FRG) YUS  Arthur Schnabel (FRG) R
 Paul Radburn (GBR) E  Yasuhiro Yamashita (JPN) WIP
 Kolbeinn Gíslason (ISL) E  Laurent del Colombo (FRA) R
 Laurent del Colombo (FRA) SOG  Laurent del Colombo (FRA) YUS
 Kim Gwan-hyeon (KOR) E

Repechages

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Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Bechir Kiiari (TUN) E
 Mihai Cioc (ROU) IPO
 Mihai Cioc (ROU) IPO 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Xu Guoqing (CHN) E
Repechage Repechage semifinal Repechage final
 Lansana Coly (SEN) E
 Arthur Schnabel (FRG) IPO
 Arthur Schnabel (FRG) YUS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Laurent del Colombo (FRA) E

Final

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Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Mohamed Ali Rashwan (EGY) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 
 
 Yasuhiro Yamashita (JPN) IPO 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 

Final classification

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Rank Name Country
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasuhiro Yamashita  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Ali Rashwan  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mihai Cioc  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arthur Schnabel  West Germany
5T Laurent del Colombo  France
5T Xu Guoqing  China
7T Lansana Coly  Senegal
7T Bechir Kiiari  Tunisia
9T Fred Blaney  Canada
9T Kim Gwan-hyeon  South Korea
11T Juha Salonen  Finland
11T Clemens Jehle  Switzerland
11T Dewey Mitchell  United States
11T Paul Radburn  Great Britain
11T Kolbeinn Gíslason  Iceland

References

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  1. ^ "Judo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Open Class". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "International Fairplay Committee - Mohamed Ali Rashwan". Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
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