| 2009 World Taekwondo Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| Finweight | 54 kg | 46 kg |
| Flyweight | 58 kg | 49 kg |
| Bantamweight | 63 kg | 53 kg |
| Featherweight | 68 kg | 57 kg |
| Lightweight | 74 kg | 62 kg |
| Welterweight | 80 kg | 67 kg |
| Middleweight | 87 kg | 73 kg |
| Heavyweight | +87 kg | +73 kg |
The Men's featherweight competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 16. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 68 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed  Iran |
| Silver | Idulio Islas  Mexico |
| Bronze | Servet Tazegül  Turkey |
Balla Dièye  Senegal |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 7 | |||||||||||||
 Lee In-kyu (KOR) | 3 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 3 | |||||||||||
| Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 6 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 4 | |||||||||||
 Steven Lin (USA) | 3 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 3 | |||||||||||
| Idulio Islas (MEX) | 4 | Idulio Islas (MEX) | 2 | |||||||||||
 Tony Grisman (GBR) | 3 | Idulio Islas (MEX) | 4 | |||||||||||
 Peter López (PER) | 2 | Balla Dièye (SEN) | 2 | |||||||||||
| Balla Dièye (SEN) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sebastián Borjas (URU) | 5 |  Raphael Decius (HAI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raphael Decius (HAI) | 6 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gregory Markiet (SUR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gregory Markiet (SUR) | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
 Steve Tasso (VAN) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mohammad Abulibdeh (JOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Patrick Simy (CIV) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Naranchimegiin Erdenebaatar (MGL) | 12 |  José Fernandes (POR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| José Fernandes (POR) | 13 | José Fernandes (POR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 5 | Mohammad Abulibdeh (JOR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alan Brian (NZL) | 1 | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Abulibdeh (JOR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sandeep Kumar (IND) |  Christos Karaolis (CYP) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christos Karaolis (CYP) | DQ | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Steven Barclais (FRA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Duncan Mahlangu (RSA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Barclais (FRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee In-kyu (KOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Maksim Rafalovich (UZB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kusung Wangdi (BHU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maksim Rafalovich (UZB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee In-kyu (KOR) | 4 | Lee In-kyu (KOR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Miloš Bundalo (SRB) | 3 | Lee In-kyu (KOR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ilkin Shahbazov (AZE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Simonas Norvydas (LTU) | 0 |  Danny Miranda (VEN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Danny Miranda (VEN) | 3 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tang Hua (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tang Hua (CHN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rolland Sylla (MLI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ángel Mora (CUB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yafi Palma (COL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ondrej Cehlár (SVK) | 12 | Ángel Mora (CUB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ángel Mora (CUB) | 13 | Ángel Mora (CUB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stéphane Moundounga (GAB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Lin (USA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Adriano Manciocchi (ITA) | 0 |  Tom Hovav (ISR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Hovav (ISR) | 6 | Steven Lin (USA) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jhohanny Jean (DOM) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dimitar Michailov (BUL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jhohanny Jean (DOM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Lin (USA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Diogo Silva (BRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kyle Washington (PUR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Samuel Lee (SIN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Washington (PUR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gilson Rodrigues (CPV) | 4 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Viktor Jankovský (CZE) | 10 | Viktor Jankovský (CZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Silva (BRA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Daniel Manz (GER) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yoven Soobramaney (MRI) | 5 |  Jo Ness (NOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jo Ness (NOR) | 9 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jeffrey Figueroa (PHI) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sebastian Lai (SWE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Figueroa (PHI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Figueroa (PHI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Idulio Islas (MEX) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Abdeladim Ammouri (MAR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jerome Cabanatan (CAN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdeladim Ammouri (MAR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Stelios Samaras (GRE) | 2 | Idulio Islas (MEX) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mario Guerra (CHI) | 1 | Stelios Samaras (GRE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Idulio Islas (MEX) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ibragim Mekhtiev (RUS) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Abukahla (PLE) | 8 | Ahmed Abukahla (PLE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mauricio Borjas (HON) | 4 | Ibragim Mekhtiev (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Grisman (GBR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Grisman (GBR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cüneyt Hamid (DEN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Grisman (GBR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Diego Chango (ECU) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Juho Kostiainen (FIN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Maxym Boytsov (UKR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juho Kostiainen (FIN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 James Horan (IRL) | 3 | Diego Chango (ECU) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diego Chango (ECU) | 4 | Diego Chango (ECU) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdallah Ahmed (EGY) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter López (PER) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Khusrav Giyosov (TJK) | DQ | Khusrav Giyosov (TJK) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Knowledge Muchakati (ZIM) | Peter López (PER) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Byron Vázquez (ESA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Byron Vázquez (ESA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Arturo Sotomora (GUA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter López (PER) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Afifuddin Omar Sidek (MAS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Joel Degboe (BEN) | 6 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Amraoui (ALG) | 2 | Joel Degboe (BEN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 José Antonio Carregal (ESP) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | DQ | Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Christopher Deleage (MON) | Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lo Tsung-jui (TPE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Francis Nduati (KEN) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lo Tsung-jui (TPE) | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lo Tsung-jui (TPE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balla Dièye (SEN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Iulian Pitulac (ROU) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Makila Mawyngu (ANG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iulian Pitulac (ROU) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Musbah (LBA) | Balla Dièye (SEN) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dorian Alexander (TRI) | DQ | Dorian Alexander (TRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Balla Dièye (SEN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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