Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg
| Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
These are the results of the men's 73 kg (also known as lightweight) competition in judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 34 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 73 kilograms. Competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 18 September.
Medalists
| Gold | Giuseppe Maddaloni Italy |
| Silver | Tiago Camilo Brazil |
| Bronze | Anatoly Laryukhov.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus |
| Bronze | Vsevolods Zeļonijs Latvia |
Tournament results
First round
As there were more than 32 qualifiers for the tournament, three first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 judoka.
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Choi Yong-Sin (KOR) defeated 
Sagdat Sadykov (KGZ) -
Hector Lombard (CUB) defeated 
Haitham El Hossainy (EGY)
Main bracket
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | |||||||||||||
 Bastea (ROU) |
L | ||||||||||||||||
 Nakamura (JPN) |
W | Nakamura (JPN) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Stangl (AUT) |
L |  Lewak (POL) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Lewak (POL) |
W | Nakamura (JPN) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Pedro (USA) |
L | Choi (KOR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
| Choi (KOR) |
W | Choi (KOR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Payne (BAR) |
L |  Alquati (ARG) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Alquati (ARG) |
W | Choi (KOR) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Acevedo (PUR) |
L | Camilo (BRA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Illyés (HUN) |
W | Illyés (HUN) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Almeida (POR) |
W | Almeida (POR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mangles (VEN) |
L | Almeida (POR) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Denanyoh (TOG) |
L | Camilo (BRA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Yagoubi (ALG) |
W | Yagoubi (ALG) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Camilo (BRA) |
W | Camilo (BRA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Offer (ISR) |
L | Camilo (BRA) |
L | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Revazishvili (GEO) |
L | Maddaloni (ITA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Shturbabin (UZB) |
W | Shturbabin (UZB) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Zeļonijs (LAT) |
W | Zeļonijs (LAT) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Laraque (HAI) |
L | Zeļonijs (LAT) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Maddaloni (ITA) |
W | Maddaloni (ITA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Waterhouse (SAM) |
L | Maddaloni (ITA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Schmidt (GER) |
L |  Moussa (TUN) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Moussa (TUN) |
W | Maddaloni (ITA) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Bilodid (UKR) |
W | Laryukhov (BLR) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Lombard (CUB) |
L | Bilodid (UKR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Makarov (RUS) |
L |  Shakharov (KAZ) |
L | ||||||||||||||
| Shakharov (KAZ) |
W | Bilodid (UKR) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Lamce (ALB) |
W | Laryukhov (BLR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
 Hill (AUS) |
L | Lamce (ALB) |
L | ||||||||||||||
 Kheder (FRA) |
L | Laryukhov (BLR) |
W | ||||||||||||||
| Laryukhov (BLR) |
W | ||||||||||||||||
Repechage
The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.
As there were 23 qualifiers for the repechage, one match was held to reduce the field to 22 judoka.
- Jimmy Pedro (USA) defeated Sagdat Sadykov (KGZ)
Then:
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal finals | ||||||||||
| Pedro (USA) |
L | Pedro (USA) |
L | ||||||||||
| Pedro (USA) |
W | Nakamura (JPN) |
W | Laryukhov (BLR) |
W | ||||||||
| Alquati (ARG) |
L | Pedro (USA) |
W | ||||||||||
| Almeida (POR) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Yagoubi (ALG) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Offer (ISR) |
L | Almeida (POR) |
W | ||||||||||
| Yagoubi (ALG) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Moussa (TUN) |
L | Choi (KOR) |
L | ||||||||||
| Waterhouse (SAM) |
L | Zeļonijs (LAT) |
W | Zeļonijs (LAT) |
W | ||||||||
| Moussa (TUN) |
W | Zeļonijs (LAT) |
W | ||||||||||
| Kheder (FRA) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Kheder (FRA) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Kheder (FRA) |
W | Bilodid (UKR) |
L | ||||||||||
| Lamce (ALB) |
L | ||||||||||||