2017 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight

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Men's middleweight
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Taekwondowon
Dates28–29 June 2017
Competitors49 from 49 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
  2015
2019  

The men's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Taekwondowon in Muju County, South Korea on June 28 and June 29. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 87 kilograms in body mass.

Contents

Results

Legend

Finals

Semifinals Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Larin  (RUS)8
Flag of South Korea.svg  In Kyo-don  (KOR)6 Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Larin  (RUS)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Bachmann  (GER)15Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Bachmann  (GER)11
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Ivan Trajkovič  (SLO)13

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Larin  (RUS)21
Flag of Guyana.svg  Adrian Spelling  (GUY) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Davronbek Azimov  (UZB)6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Davronbek Azimov  (UZB)DQFlag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Larin  (RUS)20
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Dafydd Sanders  (NZL)5 Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Rajabi  (IRI)4
Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Rajabi  (IRI)25Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Rajabi  (IRI)14
Flag of India.svg  Akshay Hooda  (IND)4 Flag of Cuba.svg  Rafael Alba  (CUB)11
Flag of Cuba.svg  Rafael Alba  (CUB)25Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Larin  (RUS)22
Flag of Mali.svg  Karamoko Soumaré  (MLI)7
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Smaiyl Duisebay  (KAZ)21P
Flag of Grenada.svg  Fronzie Charles  (GRN)1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lutalo Muhammad  (GBR)6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lutalo Muhammad  (GBR)36Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Smaiyl Duisebay  (KAZ)11
Flag of Mali.svg  Karamoko Soumaré  (MLI)4WFlag of Mali.svg  Karamoko Soumaré  (MLI)16
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Md Muslam Mia  (BAN)0 Flag of Mali.svg  Karamoko Soumaré  (MLI)28
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Carlos Rivas  (VEN)14

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Ros  (ESP)31
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Jintao  (CHN)19Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Jintao  (CHN)23
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ícaro Miguel Soares  (BRA)17 Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Ros  (ESP)24
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vladyslav Bondar  (UKR)DQFlag of Serbia.svg  Draško Jovanov  (SRB)16
Flag of Samoa.svg  Simon Ahhim  (SAM) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vladyslav Bondar  (UKR)9
Flag of Serbia.svg  Draško Jovanov  (SRB)19
Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Ros  (ESP)3
Flag of South Korea.svg  In Kyo-don  (KOR)5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Wanrooij  (NED)14
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Khaidem Neblett  (TTO) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Daniel Safstrom  (AUS)7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Daniel Safstrom  (AUS)DQFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Wanrooij  (NED)1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lo Chih-chun  (TPE)27Flag of South Korea.svg  In Kyo-don  (KOR)16
Flag of Nepal.svg  Shaksham Karki  (NEP)6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lo Chih-chun  (TPE)8
Flag of South Korea.svg  In Kyo-don  (KOR)16

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Bachmann  (GER)21
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Marko Stević  (MKD)23Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Marko Stević  (MKD)2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Craig Brown  (JAM)20 Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Bachmann  (GER)17
Flag of Croatia.svg  Dinko Šegedin  (CRO)DQFlag of Croatia.svg  Dinko Šegedin  (CRO)7
Flag of Syria.svg  Zafer Al-Amari  (SYR) Flag of Croatia.svg  Dinko Šegedin  (CRO)18P
Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Kołecki  (POL)11
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Bachmann  (GER)12
Flag of Mexico.svg  Bryan Salazar  (MEX)7
Flag of Mexico.svg  Bryan Salazar  (MEX)19
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Antis Constantinou  (CYP) Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Milani  (ITA)3
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Milani  (ITA)WFlag of Mexico.svg  Bryan Salazar  (MEX)10
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Armin Gredić  (BIH)23Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Armin Gredić  (BIH)6
Flag of Turkey.svg  Hasan Can Lazoğlu  (TUR)21 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Armin Gredić  (BIH)18
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jordan Stewart  (CAN)17

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Ivan Trajkovič  (SLO)16
Flag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Dièye  (SEN) Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Yeremyan  (ARM)8
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Yeremyan  (ARM)DQFlag of Slovenia.svg  Ivan Trajkovič  (SLO)26
Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Suh  (USA)24PFlag of the United States.svg  Christian Suh  (USA)5
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Abram Cuvinar  (PHI)12 Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Suh  (USA)31
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Seydou Gbané  (CIV)27
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Ivan Trajkovič  (SLO)22
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ramin Azizov  (AZE)15
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ramin Azizov  (AZE)16
Flag of Uganda.svg  Eric Onen  (UGA) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Waldeck Defaix  (FPO)4
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Waldeck Defaix  (FPO)DQFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ramin Azizov  (AZE)10
Flag of Greece.svg  Christoforos Kallifonis  (GRE)22WFlag of Tunisia.svg  Yassine Trabelsi  (TUN)9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Omar Chehade  (SWE)8 Flag of Greece.svg  Christoforos Kallifonis  (GRE)9
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Yassine Trabelsi  (TUN)15

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