2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg

Men's 66 kg at the 2018 World Judo Championships
Venue	National Gymnastics Arena
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates	21 September
Competitors	75 from 63 nations
Total prize money	57,000€[1]
Medalists
Hifumi Abe (2nd title)    Japan   Yerlan Serikzhanov    Kazakhstan   An Baul    South Korea   Georgii Zantaraia    Ukraine
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside
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2018 World Judo Championships
	Men	Women
	60 kg	48 kg
	66 kg	52 kg
	73 kg	57 kg
	81 kg	63 kg
	90 kg	70 kg
	100 kg	78 kg
	+100 kg	+78 kg
	Mixed team
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The Men's 66 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 21 September 2018.^[2]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Tal Flicker	00
	Yerlan Serikzhanov	10
					Yerlan Serikzhanov	00
					Hifumi Abe	10
	Hifumi Abe	01
	An Baul	00

	Repechage				Third place
	Daniel Cargnin	01
	Kherlen Ganbold	00
					Daniel Cargnin	00
					An Baul	01

	Repechage				Third place
	Georgii Zantaraia	01
	Mikhail Pulyaev	00
					Georgii Zantaraia	01
					Tal Flicker	00

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Sardor Nurillaev	10–00	Rodrick Kuku
Mohamed Abdelmawgoud	10–00	Brian Chiminya
Bektur Rysmambetov	11–01	Wu Zhiqiang

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Tal Flicker	01
	Sardor Nurillaev	00
					Tal Flicker	01
					Adrian Gomboc	00
	Gavin Mogopa	00
	Adrian Gomboc	10
									Tal Flicker	01
									Osniel Solís	00
	Osniel Solís	01
	Mohammed Al-Saedi	00
					Osniel Solís	01
					Kenneth Van Gansbeke	00
	Ayoub El-Idrissi	00
	Kenneth Van Gansbeke	10
													Tal Flicker	01
													Daniel Cargnin	00
	Daniel Cargnin	11
	Petar Zadro	01
					Daniel Cargnin	10
					Nijat Shikhalizada	01
	Mohamed Abdelmawgoud	00
	Nijat Shikhalizada	10
									Daniel Cargnin	10
									Pavel Petřikov	00
	Pavel Petřikov	01
	Bektur Rysmambetov	00
					Pavel Petřikov	10
					Strahinja Bunčić	00
	Dzmitry Minkou	00
	Strahinja Bunčić	01

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Navruz Karimzod	00–01	Juan Postigos
Marko Gusić	10–00	Dylesi Wyson

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Baruch Shmailov	11
	Daniel Jean	00
					Baruch Shmailov	00
					Yerlan Serikzhanov	10
	Artur Carlos	00
	Yerlan Serikzhanov	10
									Yerlan Serikzhanov	10
									Vadim Bunescu	00
	Vadim Bunescu	10
	Tom Schmit	00
					Vadim Bunescu	10
					Bogdan Iadov	00
	Juan Postigos	00
	Bogdan Iadov	10
													Yerlan Serikzhanov	11
													Kherlen Ganbold	01
	Kherlen Ganbold	01
	Sinan Sandal	00
					Kherlen Ganbold	01
					Abderrahmane Boushita	00
	Wander Mateo	00
	Abderrahmane Boushita	10
									Kherlen Ganbold	01
									Nathon Burns	00
	Marko Gusić	00
	Nathon Burns	10
					Nathon Burns	10
					Zsolt Gorjánácz	00
	Abdulaziz Al-Bashi	00
	Zsolt Gorjánácz	01

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Matteo Medves	10–00	Ryan Vargas
Mohammed Salem	00–10	Patryk Wawrzyczek
Indra Shrestha	00–10	Ahmed Abdelrahman

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Hifumi Abe	10
	Gerard Cadet	00
					Hifumi Abe	10
					Matteo Medves	00
	Matteo Medves	10
	Adebayo Olympio	00
									Hifumi Abe	01
									Denis Vieru	00
	James Entwistle	00
	Denis Vieru	10
					Denis Vieru	10
					Kevin Loforte	00
	Kevin Loforte	10
	Matej Poliak	01
													Hifumi Abe	10
													Georgii Zantaraia	00
	Georgii Zantaraia	10
	Patryk Wawrzyczek	00
					Georgii Zantaraia	10
					Shugen Nakano	00
	Mathews Punza	00
	Shugen Nakano	10
									Georgii Zantaraia	10
									Ahmed Abdelrahman	00
	Nathan Katz	00
	Ahmed Abdelrahman	10
					Ahmed Abdelrahman	10
					Yokubdzhon Bokiev	00
	Yokubdzhon Bokiev	10
	Jeremy Saywell	00

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Charles Chibana	10–00	Alberto Gaitero
Ismael Alhassane	00–10	Ian Sancho
Diogo César	00–10	Imad Bassou

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Vazha Margvelashvili	10
	Auguste Daga	00
					Vazha Margvelashvili	00
					Sebastian Seidl	10
	Sebastian Seidl	01
	Charles Chibana	00
									Sebastian Seidl	00
									Mikhail Pulyaev	10
	Darren Elcock	00
	Mikhail Pulyaev	10
					Mikhail Pulyaev	10
					Indrit Cullhaj	00
	Letlhogile Tsheko	00
	Indrit Cullhaj	11
													Mikhail Pulyaev	00
													An Baul	11
	An Baul	10
	Ian Sancho	00
					An Baul	01
					Artur Te	00
	Artur Te	10
	João Crisóstomo	00
									An Baul	10
									Dzmitry Shershan	00
	Imad Bassou	10
	Abdul Fazli	00
					Imad Bassou	01
					Dzmitry Shershan	11
	Dzmitry Shershan	01
	Jusuf Nurković	00

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000€ for the individual event.^[1]

Medal	Total	Judoka	Coach
Gold	26,000€	20,800€	5,200€
Silver	15,000€	12,000€	3,000€
Bronze	8,000€	6,400€	1,600€

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