Judo at the Olympics |  | ||||
Olympic Champions Lightweight M |
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| Paris 2024 |  | AZE | Hidayet Heydarov | |
| Tokyo 2020 |  | JPN | Shohei Ono | |
| Rio 2016 | | JPN | Shohei Ono | |
| London 2012 |  | RUS | Mansur Isaev | |
| Beijing 2008 | | AZE | Elnur Mammadli | |
| Athens 2004 |  | KOR | Lee Won-hee | |
| Sydney 2000 |  | ITA | Giuseppe Maddaloni | |
| Atlanta 1996 | | JPN | Kenzo Nakamura | |
| Barcelona 1992 | | JPN | Toshihiko Koga | |
| Seoul 1988 |  | FRA | Marc Alexandre | |
| Los Angeles 1984 | | KOR | Ahn Byeong-keun | |
| Moscow 1980 | | ITA | Ezio Gamba | |
| Montreal 1976 |  | CUB | Hector Rodriguez | |
| Munich 1972 | | JPN | Takao Kawaguchi | |
| Tokyo 1964 | | JPN | Takehide Nakatani | |
| These facts about Men's Lightweight Olympic Judo champions are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||
