2023 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight

Last updated
Men's middleweight
at the 2023 World Championships
Venue Baku Crystal Hall
Dates31 May 2023
Competitors43 from 41 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg  
  2022
2025  

The men's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan on 31 May 2023. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 87 kilograms in body mass. [1]

Contents

Results

Legend

Finals

Semifinals Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)916 7
Flag of Iran.svg  Arian Salimi  (IRI)6 166 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)69 
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Artsiom Plonis (AIN)92 1 Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šapina  (CRO)5 7  
Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šapina  (CRO)3 415P

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ícaro Miguel Soares  (BRA)41 
Flag of India.svg  Gulshan Sharma  (IND)88 Flag of India.svg  Gulshan Sharma  (IND)0 0  
Flag of Nepal.svg  Niraj Deuba  (NEP)3 5  Flag of Brazil.svg  Ícaro Miguel Soares  (BRA)1 2  
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)113 
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)69 9
Flag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane El-Asbi  (MAR)4 116
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)11 40
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmad Rawy  (EGY)113 0
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Patrik Divkovič  (SLO)4 3  
Flag of Georgia.svg  Ozdjan Pashaev  (GEO)3 6  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethienne Brunet  (CAN)114 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethienne Brunet  (CAN)613 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethienne Brunet  (CAN)72 8
Flag of Colombia.svg  Luis Soto  (COL)1 3  Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmad Rawy  (EGY)3 614
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Huang Yu-jen  (TPE)29 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Huang Yu-jen  (TPE)13 4
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmad Rawy  (EGY)0 56

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Mexico.svg  Bryan Salazar  (MEX)11 3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ahmed Al-Muwallad  (KSA)0 4  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Seydou Gbané  (CIV)0 10
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Seydou Gbané  (CIV)34 Flag of Mexico.svg  Bryan Salazar  (MEX)1 4  
Flag of Iran.svg  Arian Salimi  (IRI)810 
Flag of Iran.svg  Arian Salimi  (IRI)0 96
Flag of Spain.svg  Raúl Martínez  (ESP)55 5
Flag of Iran.svg  Arian Salimi  (IRI)1212 
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Rodriguez  (USA)8 8  
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Rodriguez  (USA)138 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Arash Mozhdeh  (AUS)5 3  
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Rodriguez  (USA)44 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Manuel Pollet  (BEL)7 810Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Taleh Suleymanov  (AZE)0 4  
Flag of Romania.svg  Laurenţiu Snacov  (ROU)101 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Manuel Pollet  (BEL)0 8  
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Taleh Suleymanov  (AZE)39 

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Serbia.svg  Mehdi Khodabakhshi  (SRB)07 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Fred Gwali  (SOL)2 0  Flag of Denmark.svg  Hassan Amer Ali  (DEN)0 2  
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hassan Amer Ali  (DEN)412 Flag of Serbia.svg  Mehdi Khodabakhshi  (SRB)W  
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Botta  (ITA)   
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Rafael Kamalov (AIN)12 0
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Botta  (ITA)1 21DQ
Flag of Serbia.svg  Mehdi Khodabakhshi  (SRB)2 4  
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Artsiom Plonis (AIN)64 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Smaiyl Duisebay  (KAZ)57 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Manuel Martinho  (POR)0 6  Flag of Greece.svg  Vasileios Tholiotis  (GRE)2 5  
Flag of Greece.svg  Vasileios Tholiotis  (GRE)107 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Smaiyl Duisebay  (KAZ)1 3  
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Paivou Gomis  (GBS)0 1  World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Artsiom Plonis (AIN)15 
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Artsiom Plonis (AIN)129 World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Artsiom Plonis (AIN)117 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Mingkuan  (CHN)8 4  

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nikita Rafalovich  (UZB)1013 
Flag of Poland.svg  Karol Robak  (POL)2112 Flag of Poland.svg  Karol Robak  (POL)2 3  
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Jahn Estrada  (PUR)9 0  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nikita Rafalovich  (UZB)611 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Motaz Ifaoui  (TUN)614 Flag of Jordan.svg  Fahed Ammar Sbeihi  (JOR)4 0  
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Otgonjargalyn Azkhüü  (MGL)2 2  Flag of Tunisia.svg  Motaz Ifaoui  (TUN)6 93
Flag of Jordan.svg  Fahed Ammar Sbeihi  (JOR)157 3
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nikita Rafalovich  (UZB)3 20
Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šapina  (CRO)62 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Enbiya Taha Biçer  (TUR)710 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Dinko Šegedin  (BIH)3 6  
Flag of Turkey.svg  Enbiya Taha Biçer  (TUR)71 3
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Andreas Theocharous  (CYP)14 17P12Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šapina  (CRO)7 12P4
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Ashraf Shukran  (AFG)199 6 Flag of Cyprus.svg  Andreas Theocharous  (CYP)5 2  
Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šapina  (CRO)1311 

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References

  1. "[Results] Day 3" (PDF). World Taekwondo . Retrieved 13 June 2023.