| Event: | Men's 78kg |
| Games: | 1980 Summer |
| Venue: | Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium |
| Date: | July 29 |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Gold: | Shota Khabareli |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Juan Ferrer |
| Silvernoc: | CUB |
| Bronze: | Bernard Tchoullouyan |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Bronze2: | Harald Heinke |
| Bronzenoc2: | GDR |
| Prev: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1984 |
Men's 78 kg competition in Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was held at Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium. The gold medal was won by Shota Khabareli from the Soviet Union.[1]