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Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's +95 kg

Men's 95kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia World Congress Center
Date 20 July
Competitors 32 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) David Douillet  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ernesto Pérez  Spain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Frank Möller  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Harry Van Barneveld  Belgium
1st, gold medalist(s) David Douillet  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ernesto Pérez  Spain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Frank Möller  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Harry Van Barneveld  Belgium

These are the results of the Men's +95 kg (also known as Heavyweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was more than 95 kilograms. Competition took place in the Georgia World Congress Center.

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).

As there were more than 32 qualifiers for the tournament, two first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 judoka.

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.


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