2025 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg

Men's 66 kg at the 2025 World Judo Championships
Venue	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Date	14 June 2025
Competitors	50 from 38 nations
Total prize money	€57,000[1]
Medalists
Takeshi Takeoka (1st title)    Japan   Nurali Emomali    Tajikistan   Obid Dzhebov    Tajikistan   Hifumi Abe    Japan
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside

2025 World Judo Championships
	Men	Women
	60 kg	48 kg
		52 kg
	73 kg	57 kg
	81 kg	63 kg
	90 kg	70 kg
	100 kg	78 kg
	+100 kg	+78 kg
	Mixed team

The 2025 World Judo Championships was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 14 June 2025.^[2][3]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Takeshi Takeoka	100
	Orlando Polanco	000
					Takeshi Takeoka	001
					Nurali Emomali	000
	Nurali Emomali	010
	Obid Dzhebov	000

	Repechage				Bronze medal
	Walide Khyar	001
	Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	000
					Walide Khyar	000
					Obid Dzhebov	020
	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	000
	Hifumi Abe	001
					Hifumi Abe	100
					Orlando Polanco	000

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Takeshi Takeoka	020
					Hekim Agamämmedow	000
	Hekim Agamämmedow	011
	Zamohshari Bekmurodov	000
									Takeshi Takeoka	001
									Ruslan Pashayev	000
	Ruslan Pashayev	001
	Ronald Lima	000
					Ruslan Pashayev	011
					Matteo Piras	000
													Takeshi Takeoka	101
													Walide Khyar	000
					Walide Khyar	100
					Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	000
	Battogtokhyn Erkhembayar	100
	Simas Polikevičius	000
									Walide Khyar	011
									Ari Berliner	000
	Miguel Gago	000
	Ari Berliner	001
					Ari Berliner	101
					Boyan Yotov	000
	Boyan Yotov	100
	Jusuf Nurković	010

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Murad Chopanov	011
					Bence Pongrácz	001
	Bence Pongrácz	100
	Zhang Haiyang	000
									Murad Chopanov	000
									Orlando Polanco	100
	Georgios Balarjishvili	011
	Strahinja Bunčić	110
					Strahinja Bunčić	000
					Orlando Polanco	001
													Orlando Polanco	010
													Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	000
					Daikii Bouba	000
					Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	001
	Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	100
	Mouhamedou Mboup	000
									Bayanmönkhiin Narmandakh	002
									David García Torné	000
	Robin Jara	020
	Lenin Preciado	000
					Robin Jara	000
					David García Torné	100

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Nurali Emomali	100
					Adrián Nieto	000
	Adrián Nieto	100
	Toýly Myradow	000
									Nurali Emomali	020
									Vazha Margvelashvili	000
	Viljar Lipard	000
	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	010
					Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	000
					Vazha Margvelashvili	100
													Nurali Emomali	100
													Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	000
					Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	100
					Xue Ziyang	000
	Martin Setz	000
	Xue Ziyang	100
									Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	100
									Guy Gutman	000
	Muhammed Demirel	100
	Steven Mungandu	000
					Muhammed Demirel	000
					Guy Gutman	102

	First round				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals
					Obid Dzhebov	110
					Bálint Gombás	000
	Bálint Gombás	002
	Anthony De Angelis	001
									Obid Dzhebov	100
									Ramazan Abdulaev	000
	Kim Chann-yeong	011
	Abderrahmane Boushita	001
					Kim Chann-yeong	000
					Ramazan Abdulaev	100
													Obid Dzhebov	100
													Hifumi Abe	000
					Hifumi Abe	011
					Elios Manzi	000
	Diego Calix	000
	Elios Manzi	011
									Hifumi Abe	100
									Luukas Saha	000
	Luukas Saha	100
	Jacob Yang	000
					Luukas Saha	100
					Azizbek Ortikov	000
	Azizbek Ortikov	020
	Erbol Abasbekov	000

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

• 2025 World Judo Championships – men's 66 kg at the International Judo Federation
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