Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 26 to 31 July 1976 at the Olympic Velodrome.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg | Hector Rodriguez
|
Chang Eun-kyung
|
Felice Mariani
|
Jozsef Tuncsik
|
| 70 kg | Vladimir Nevsorov
|
Koji Kuramoto
|
Patrick Vial
|
Marian Talaj
|
| 80 kg | Isamu Sonoda
|
Valery Dvoinikov
|
Slavko Obadov
|
Park Young-chul
|
| 93 kg | Kazuhiro Ninomiya
|
Ramaz Harshiladze
|
David Starbook
|
Juerg Roethlisberger
|
| 93+ kg | Sergei Novikov
|
Gunther Neureuther
|
Sumio Endo
|
Allen Coage
|
| Open | Haruki Uemura
|
Keith Remfry
|
Shota Chochoshvili
|
Cho Jea-ki
|
Statistics[]
- There were 136 total athletes from 46 countries.
- Kamal Al-Athari was the youngest participant with 17 years and 12 days.
- Abdoulaye Djiba was the oldest participant with 38 years and 24 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- South Korea won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Cuba, Hungary, Italy, and Yugoslavia won their first-ever medal in the sport.
