These are the results of the Men's 86 kg (also known as Middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 86 kilograms. Competition took place in the Georgia World Congress Center.[1]
| Men's 86 kg at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 22 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Nicolas Gill (CAN) defeated 
Rodolfo Cano (GUA)
Ao Tegen (CHN) defeated 
Marek Pisula (POL)
Main bracket
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | |||||||||||||||
 Maltsev (RUS) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ao (CHN) | L | Maltsev (RUS) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Celestin (HAI) | L |  Bagdasarov (UZB) | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Bagdasarov (UZB) | W | Bagdasarov (UZB) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Olson (USA) | W |  Merkevicius (LTU) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Wu (TPE) | L | Olson (USA) | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Merkevicius (LTU) | W | Merkevicius (LTU) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Lacina (CZE) | L | Bagdasarov (UZB) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Yoshida (JPN) | L |  Croitoru (ROU) | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Croitoru (ROU) | W | Croitoru (ROU) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Mashurenko (UKR) | W | Mashurenko (UKR) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Murray (AHO) | L | Croitoru (ROU) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Klischin (AUT) | L |  Yandzi (FRA) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Wilkinson (AUS) | W | Wilkinson (AUS) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Birch (GBR) | L | Yandzi (FRA) | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Yandzi (FRA) | W | Bagdasarov (UZB) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Alimzhanov (KAZ) | L |  Jeon (KOR) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Spittka (GER) | W | Spittka (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Tsmindashvili (GEO) | L |  Branco Zanol (BRA) | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Zanol (BRA) | W | Spittka (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Gill (CAN) | W | Gill (CAN) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Ndenguet (COD) | L | Gill (CAN) | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Bayu (INA) | L |  Villar (ESP) | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Villar (ESP) | W | Spittka (GER) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Elisii (ARG) | W | Jeon (KOR)' | W | ||||||||||||||||
 Kaaba (MAR) | L | Elisii (ARG) | L | ||||||||||||||||
 Hachicha (TUN) | L |  Despaigne (CUB) | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Despaigne (CUB) | W | Despaigne (CUB) | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeon (KOR) | W | Jeon (KOR)' | LW | ||||||||||||||||
 Huizinga (NED) | L | Jeon (KOR) | W | ||||||||||||||||
| L |  Biwole Abolo (CMR) | L | |||||||||||||||||
| Biwole Abolo (CMR) | 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.
| First round | Second round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | |||||||||||
| Celestin (HAI) | L | Merkevicius (LTU) | L | |||||||||||
| Maltsev (RUS) | W | Maltsev (RUS) | W | Maltsev (RUS) | L | Spittka (GER) | W | |||||||
| Yoshida (JPN) | W | Yandzi (FRA) | L | Yoshida (JPN) | W | Yoshida (JPN) | L | |||||||
| Mashurenko (UKR) | L | Yoshida (JPN) | W | |||||||||||
| Alimzhanov (KAZ) | LL | Gill (CAN) | W | |||||||||||
| Branco Zanol (BRA) | W | Branco Zanol (BRA) | L | Gill (CAN) | L | Croitoru (ROU) | L | |||||||
| Huizinga (NED) | W | Despaigne (CUB) | L | Huizinga (NED) | W | Huizinga (NED) | W | |||||||
| Biwole Abolo (CMR) | L | Huizinga (NED) | W | |||||||||||
