2024 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg

Men's 66 kg at the 2024 World Judo Championships
Venue	Mubadala Arena
Location	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date	20 May 2024
Competitors	58 from 44 nations
Total prize money	€57,000[1]
Medalists
Ryoma Tanaka (1st title)    Japan   Takeshi Takeoka    Japan   Luukas Saha    Finland   Vazha Margvelashvili    Georgia
Competition at external databases
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2024 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 event at the 2024 World Judo Championships was held at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 20 May 2024.^[2][3]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Matteo Piras	00
	Ryoma Tanaka	01
					Ryoma Tanaka	02
					Takeshi Takeoka	00
	Nurali Emomali	00
	Takeshi Takeoka	10

	Repechage				Bronze medal
	Luukas Saha	w/o
	An Ba-ul
					Luukas Saha	10
					Nurali Emomali	00
	Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	00
	Vazha Margvelashvili	02
					Vazha Margvelashvili	10
					Matteo Piras	00

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Denis Vieru	00
					Daikii Bouba	01
	Julien Frascadore	00
	Daikii Bouba	10
									Daikii Bouba	00
									Luukas Saha	01
	Yanislav Gerchev	01
	Steven Mungandu	00
					Yanislav Gerchev	00
					Luukas Saha	10
	Kais Moudetere	00
	Luukas Saha	10
													Luukas Saha	00
													Matteo Piras	11
	Alberto Gaitero	10
	Juan Hernández	00
					Alberto Gaitero	00
					Obid Dzhebov	01
	Obid Dzhebov	02
	Ari Berliner	00
									Obid Dzhebov	00
									Matteo Piras	01
	Yago Abuladze	01
	Matteo Piras	11
					Matteo Piras	01
					Mukhriddin Tilovov	00
	Ahmed Abdelrahman	00
	Mukhriddin Tilovov	10

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Willian Lima	10
					Serdar Rahymow	00
	Strahinja Bunčić	00
	Serdar Rahymow	11
									Willian Lima	00
									Ryoma Tanaka	10
	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	01
	Tal Flicker	10
					Tal Flicker	00
					Ryoma Tanaka	01
	Martin Setz	00
	Ryoma Tanaka	10
													Ryoma Tanaka	w/o
													An Ba-ul
					Yashar Najafov	00
					An Ba-ul	10
	An Ba-ul	10
	Viljar Lipard	00
									An Ba-ul	10
									Mykyta Holoborodko	00
	Juan Postigos	00
	Anthony De Angelis	10
					Anthony De Angelis	01
					Mykyta Holoborodko	02
	Mykyta Holoborodko	02
	Jason Zacko Ngawili	00

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	02
					Hekim Agamämmedow	01
	Willis García	00
	Hekim Agamämmedow	10
									Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	01
									Bence Pongrácz	00
	Oscar Pertelson	00
	Edmilson Pedro	01
					Edmilson Pedro	01
					Bence Pongrácz	10
	Bence Pongrácz	10
	Georgios Balarjishvili	00
													Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	00
													Nurali Emomali	02
	Nurali Emomali	11
	Bogdan Iadov	00
					Nurali Emomali	11
					Mohamed Abdelmawgoud	00
	Mohamed Abdelmawgoud	02
	Kamran Suleymanov	00
									Nurali Emomali	02
									Walide Khyar	00
	Lenin Preciado	00
	Abderrahmane Boushita	10
					Abderrahmane Boushita	00
					Walide Khyar	10
	Walide Khyar	10
	Zhanarys Rakhmetkali	00

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	01
					Elios Manzi	00
	Elios Manzi	01
	Matej Poliak	00
									Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	00
									Takeshi Takeoka	10
	Ramazan Kodzhakov	00
	Radu Izvoreanu	10
					Radu Izvoreanu	00
					Takeshi Takeoka	01
	Orlando Polanco	00
	Takeshi Takeoka	01
													Takeshi Takeoka	10
													Vazha Margvelashvili	00
					Vazha Margvelashvili	10
					Murad Chopanov	00
	Murad Chopanov	10
	Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	00
									Vazha Margvelashvili	10
									Sardor Nurillaev	01
	Muhammed Demirel	02
	Kubanychbek Aibek Uulu	00
					Muhammed Demirel	00
					Sardor Nurillaev	10
	Sardor Nurillaev	11
	Fernand Nkero	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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