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


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

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Monday, 30 July 201209:30
14:00
16:10		Qualifications
Semifinals
Final

Results

Finals

Repechages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Controversy

The USA's Nicholas Delpopolo was ejected from the Games and disqualified 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 apologised to the USA team for the "embarrassment."