Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +75 kg

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Men's kumite +75 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date7 August 2021
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sajjad Ganjzadeh  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tareg Hamedi  Saudi Arabia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryutaro Araga  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Uğur Aktaş  Turkey
Karate at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Qualification
MenWomen
katakata
67 kg55 kg
75 kg61 kg
+75 kg+61 kg
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The Men's kumite +75 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 7 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Competition format[]

The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of five athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A faced the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.[2]

Schedule[]

All times are in local time (UTC+9).

Date Time Round
Saturday, 7 August 2021 16:50
19:37
20:05
20:15		 Pool stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Victory ceremony

Results[]

Pool stage[]

Pool A[3]
Athlete Pld W D L Pts Qualification
 Ryutaro Araga (JPN) 3 3 0 0 6 Semifinals
 Uğur Aktaş (TUR) 3 2 0 1 4
 Gogita Arkania (GEO) 3 1 0 2 2
 Daniyar Yuldashev (KAZ) 3 0 0 3 0
 Jonathan Horne (GER)[a] 0 0 0 0 0
Pool B
Athlete Pld W D L Pts Qualification
 Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI) 4 3 1 0 7 Semifinals
 Tareg Hamedi (KSA) 4 2 1 1 5
 Ivan Kvesić (CRO) 4 2 0 2 4
 Daniel Gaysinsky (CAN) 4 1 1 2 3
 Brian Irr (USA) 4 0 1 3 1

Finals[]

 
SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
 
 
 
A1
 Ryutaro Araga (JPN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		0
 
 
 
B2
 Tareg Hamedi (KSA)		2
 
0
 Tareg Hamedi (KSA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[b][4][5] 		0
 
 
 
0
 Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI) 1st place, gold medalist(s)		4
 
B1
 Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI)		2
 
 
A2
 Uğur Aktaş (TUR) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		2
 

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jonathan Horne withdrew due to injury.
  2. ^ Hamedi was leading the match when he made an ippon kick to the head of Ganjzadeh called a hansoku which knocked him unconscious. The judges ruled the kick extreme and illegal, and Ganjzadeh was awarded gold by disqualification.

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FAQs" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Standings–Male +75 kg". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ganjzadeh wins karate Olympic gold as opponent disqualified". AlJazeera. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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