| 2015 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 middleweight is a competition featured at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia on May 16 and May 17. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 87 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Radik Isayev  Azerbaijan |
| Silver | Jasur Baykuziyev  Uzbekistan |
| Bronze | Vladislav Larin  Russia |
Rafael Alba  Cuba |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) | 3 | ||||||||
| Vladislav Larin (RUS) | 1 | Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) | 4 | ||||||
| Radik Isayev (AZE) | 7 | Radik Isayev (AZE) | 5 | ||||||
| Rafael Alba (CUB) | 6 | ||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Miloš Golubović (SRB) | 19 | Miloš Golubović (SRB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vladyslav Bondar (UKR) | 10 | Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dafydd Sanders (NZL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Misael López (MEX) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Misael López (MEX) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Phillip Rufasha (ZIM) |  Karamoko Soumaré (MLI) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karamoko Soumaré (MLI) | DQ | Misael López (MEX) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Douglas Townsend (ISV) |  Alexander Bachmann (GER) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Claudiu Roseanu (ROU) | DQ | Claudiu Roseanu (ROU) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bachmann (GER) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Seung-hwan (KOR) | 10 | Lee Seung-hwan (KOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kyriakos Stratouras (CYP) | 1 | Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Smaiyl Duisebay (KAZ) | 15 |  Daniel Ros (ESP) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Saturday Bashir (NGR) | 7 | Smaiyl Duisebay (KAZ) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ros (ESP) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ros (ESP) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vladislav Larin (RUS) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Edson Breedy (TTO) | 5 |  Kenneth Edwards (JAM) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Edwards (JAM) | 8 | Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Apostolos Telikostoglou (GRE) | 6 | Vladislav Larin (RUS) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 John Lee da Silva (BRA) | 5 | Apostolos Telikostoglou (GRE) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vladislav Larin (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Radik Isayev (AZE) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Imtiaz Ibne Ali (BAN) | DQ | Imtiaz Ibne Ali (BAN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Yousif (SUD) | Radik Isayev (AZE) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
 Omid Amidi (IRI) | DQ |  Chang Kai (TPE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eugene Mulunda (KEN) | Omid Amidi (IRI) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chang Kai (TPE) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radik Isayev (AZE) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hao Chao (MAC) | 10 | Hao Chao (MAC) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Moisés Molinares (COL) | 3 | Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tero Kuorikoski (FIN) | 2 | M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bartosz Kołecki (POL) | 7 | Bartosz Kołecki (POL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Alba (CUB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mohammed El-Hatri (NOR) | 3 | Mohammed El-Hatri (NOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mohammad Ayman (JOR) | 0 | Rafael Alba (CUB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdelrahman El-Gohary (EGY) | 6 |  Kanstantsin Yarmak (BLR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kanstantsin Yarmak (BLR) | 7 | Kanstantsin Yarmak (BLR) | DQ | ||||||||||||||||
 Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Alba (CUB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Serdar Yüksel (TUR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Issa Bamba (CIV) | 10 |  Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 13 | Serdar Yüksel (TUR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Phillip Yun (USA) | 8 | Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Noureddine Ziani (MAR) | 7 | Phillip Yun (USA) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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