2025 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg

Judo Men's 73 kg at the 2025 World Judo Championships
Venue	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Date	15 June 2025
Competitors	41 from 34 nations
Total prize money	€57,000[1]
Medalists
Joan-Benjamin Gaba (1st title)  France   Daniel Cargnin  Brazil   Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov  United Arab Emirates   Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]  Japan
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The 2025 World Judo Championships was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 15 June 2025.^[2][3]

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Manuel Lombardo	000
	Joan-Benjamin Gaba	100
					Joan-Benjamin Gaba	010
					Daniel Cargnin	000
	Daniel Cargnin	100
	Bajsangur Bagajev	000

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal
	Otari Kvantidze	001
	Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	110
					Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	010
					Bajsangur Bagajev	000
	Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]	100
	Rashid Mammadaliyev [az]	000
					Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]	011
					Manuel Lombardo	001

Pool A

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Hidayat Heydarov	000
					Otari Kvantidze	001
									Otari Kvantidze	010
									Jack Yonezuka	000
	Joshua Green	100
	Jerome Assafoua Zelman	000
					Joshua Green	000
					Jack Yonezuka	001
													Otari Kvantidze	000
													Manuel Lombardo	100
					Manuel Lombardo	010
					Bae Dong-hyun	000
									Manuel Lombardo	110
									Chusniddin Karimov	002
	Jano Rübo	100
	Adam Stodolski	000
					Jano Rübo	000
					Chusniddin Karimov	100

Pool B

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	100
					Masayuki Terada	000
									Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	001
									Odgereliin Uranbayar	000
	Odgereliin Uranbayar	001
	Samuel Gaßner	000
					Odgereliin Uranbayar	002
					Hassan Doukkali [es]	000
													Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	000
													Joan-Benjamin Gaba	100
					Abubakr Sherov [es]	011
					Nils Stump	100
									Nils Stump	000
									Joan-Benjamin Gaba	100
	Joan-Benjamin Gaba	101
	Dániel Szegedi	000
					Joan-Benjamin Gaba	100
					Yeset Kuanov	000

Pool C

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]	020
					Faye Njie	000
									Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]	010
									Behruzi Khojazoda	000
	Behruzi Khojazoda	100
	Arun Kumar	010
					Behruzi Khojazoda	100
					Aleddine Ben Chalbi	000
													Tatsuki Ishihara [ja]	000
													Daniel Cargnin	001
					Akil Gjakova	001
					Ioan Dzițac	000
									Akil Gjakova	000
									Daniel Cargnin	100
	Daniel Cargnin	110
	Igor Wandtke	000
					Daniel Cargnin	010
					Jahja Nurković	000

Pool D

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Shakhram Ahadov	100
					Lavjargalyn Ankhzayaa	000
	Lavjargalyn Ankhzayaa	001
	Áron Szabó	000
									Shakhram Ahadov	000
									Bajsangur Bagajev	001
	Zelemkhan Batchaev	000
	Bajsangur Bagajev	010
					Bajsangur Bagajev	100
					Bilal Çiloğlu	000
													Bajsangur Bagajev	010
													Rashid Mammadaliyev [az]	000
					Rashid Mammadaliyev [az]	010
					Kazbek Naguchev [ru]	000
	Kazbek Naguchev [ru]	100
	Giovanni Esposito	000
									Rashid Mammadaliyev [az]	100
									Lasha Shavdatuashvili	000
					Lasha Shavdatuashvili	100
					Mark Hristov [es]	000

Prize money

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

References

1. "OTP Bank WJC Hungary 2025 Outlines version 22 May 2025.pdf" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 22 May 2025. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
2. "Judo - World Championships - 2025 — Results Men — Men's Lightweight 73 kg - 15 June 2025". The-Sports.org (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
3. "OTP Bank World Senior Championships 2025 Hungary Individuals". JudoTV.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

External links

• 2025 World Judo Championships – men's 73 kg at the International Judo Federation
• 2025 World Judo Championships – men's 73 kg at JudoInside.com