Men's middleweight at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||||
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Venue | Baku Crystal Hall | |||||||||||
Dates | 31 May 2023 | |||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 41 nations | |||||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||||
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2023 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 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]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) | 9 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
Arian Salimi (IRI) | 6 | 16 | 6 | Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) | 6 | 9 | |||||
Artsiom Plonis (AIN) | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 5 | 7 | |||||
Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 3 | 4 | 15P |
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ícaro Miguel Soares (BRA) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gulshan Sharma (IND) | 8 | 8 | Gulshan Sharma (IND) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niraj Deuba (NEP) | 3 | 5 | Ícaro Miguel Soares (BRA) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) | 6 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Soufiane El-Asbi (MAR) | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmad Rawy (EGY) | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patrik Divkovič (SLO) | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ozdjan Pashaev (GEO) | 3 | 6 | Ethienne Brunet (CAN) | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ethienne Brunet (CAN) | 6 | 13 | Ethienne Brunet (CAN) | 7 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Luis Soto (COL) | 1 | 3 | Ahmad Rawy (EGY) | 3 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Huang Yu-jen (TPE) | 2 | 9 | Huang Yu-jen (TPE) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Ahmad Rawy (EGY) | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bryan Salazar (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmed Al-Muwallad (KSA) | 0 | 4 | Seydou Gbané (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Seydou Gbané (CIV) | 3 | 4 | Bryan Salazar (MEX) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arian Salimi (IRI) | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arian Salimi (IRI) | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Raúl Martínez (ESP) | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arian Salimi (IRI) | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Rodriguez (USA) | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Rodriguez (USA) | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arash Mozhdeh (AUS) | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Rodriguez (USA) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manuel Pollet (BEL) | 7 | 8 | 10 | Taleh Suleymanov (AZE) | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Laurenţiu Snacov (ROU) | 10 | 1 | 3 | Manuel Pollet (BEL) | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Taleh Suleymanov (AZE) | 3 | 9 |
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mehdi Khodabakhshi (SRB) | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Gwali (SOL) | 2 | 0 | Hassan Amer Ali (DEN) | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hassan Amer Ali (DEN) | 4 | 12 | Mehdi Khodabakhshi (SRB) | W | |||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Botta (ITA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rafael Kamalov (AIN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Botta (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1DQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mehdi Khodabakhshi (SRB) | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Artsiom Plonis (AIN) | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Smaiyl Duisebay (KAZ) | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manuel Martinho (POR) | 0 | 6 | Vasileios Tholiotis (GRE) | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vasileios Tholiotis (GRE) | 10 | 7 | Smaiyl Duisebay (KAZ) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paivou Gomis (GBS) | 0 | 1 | Artsiom Plonis (AIN) | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Artsiom Plonis (AIN) | 12 | 9 | Artsiom Plonis (AIN) | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Meng Mingkuan (CHN) | 8 | 4 |
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Karol Robak (POL) | 21 | 12 | Karol Robak (POL) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jahn Estrada (PUR) | 9 | 0 | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Motaz Ifaoui (TUN) | 6 | 14 | Fahed Ammar Sbeihi (JOR) | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Otgonjargalyn Azkhüü (MGL) | 2 | 2 | Motaz Ifaoui (TUN) | 6 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Fahed Ammar Sbeihi (JOR) | 15 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Enbiya Taha Biçer (TUR) | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dinko Šegedin (BIH) | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Enbiya Taha Biçer (TUR) | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Andreas Theocharous (CYP) | 14 | 17P | 12 | Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 7 | 12P | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Ashraf Shukran (AFG) | 19 | 9 | 6 | Andreas Theocharous (CYP) | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 13 | 11 |
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