2025 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's heavyweight

Men's heavyweight at the 2025 World Championships
Venue	Taihu International Expo Center
Dates	24 October 2025
Competitors	43 from 41 nations
Medalists
Kang Sang-hyun    South Korea   Rafail Aiukaev    Individual Neutral Athletes   Jonathan Healy    United States   Caden Cunningham    Great Britain
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Main article: 2025 World Taekwondo Championships

The men's heavyweight competition at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships was held on 24 October 2025 in Wuxi, China. ^{[1] [2]} Heavyweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass.

Results

Legend

• DQ — Won by disqualification
• P — Won by punitive declaration
• R — Won by referee stop contest

Finals

	Semifinals						Final
	Jonathan Healy  (USA)	0	6
	Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)	0	9				Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)	5	8	6
	Caden Cunningham  (GBR)	2	3				Rafail Aiukaev  (AIN)	7	7	2
	Rafail Aiukaev  (AIN)	4	9

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64						Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarterfinals
							Jonathan Healy  (USA)	4	2R
	Chioke Holder  (BAR)	3	2				Luis Álvarez  (VEN)	5	1
	Luis Álvarez  (VEN)	6	14										Jonathan Healy  (USA)	5	2
													Huang Yu-jen  (TPE)	0	0
							Huang Yu-jen  (TPE)	6	10
							Sotirios Michopoulos  (GRE)	5	0
																			Jonathan Healy  (USA)	12	9
																			Beibarys Kablan  (KAZ)	6	5
							Beibarys Kablan  (KAZ)	6	4
	Daniel Pinheiro  (POR)	0	0				Paško Božić  (CRO)	4	4
	Paško Božić  (CRO)	14	10										Beibarys Kablan  (KAZ)	11	11	4
	Paivou Gomis  (GBS)	0	0										Carlos Sansores  (MEX)	3	7P	3
	Soufiane El-Asbi  (MAR)	12	9				Soufiane El-Asbi  (MAR)	0	3	2
							Carlos Sansores  (MEX)	4	3	3

Section 2

	Round of 64						Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarterfinals
							Iván García  (ESP)	3	1	9
	Seydina Seye  (SEN)	7P	4R				Seydina Seye  (SEN)	1	5	2
	Isa Saidi  (AUT)	2	0										Iván García  (ESP)	3	6	1
													Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)	6	6	4
							Petros Andreou  (CYP)	0	3
							Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)	3	5
																			Kang Sang-hyun  (KOR)	9	2
																			Wang Yaoxi  (CHN)	2	1
							Omar El-Yazidi  (FRA)	3	6
							Patrik Divkovič  (SLO)	2	5
													Omar El-Yazidi  (FRA)	7	1
	Ali Akbar Amiri  (AFG)	4	5										Wang Yaoxi  (CHN)	10	6
	César Silva  (COL)	4	0				Ali Akbar Amiri  (AFG)	0	2
							Wang Yaoxi  (CHN)	4	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64						Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarterfinals
							Marat Mavlonov  (UZB)	2	10
	Seyni Souleymane  (NIG)						Jonathan Laurent  (MRN)	0	0
	Jonathan Laurent  (MRN)	D	Q										Marat Mavlonov  (UZB)	5	7
													Mattia Molin  (ITA)	2	5
							Mattia Molin  (ITA)	0	4	5
							Artsiom Plonis  (AIN)	9	4	5
																			Marat Mavlonov  (UZB)	0	5
																			Caden Cunningham  (GBR)	8	7
							Abdullah Essam  (EGY)	1	2	4
	Shiva Singh  (IND)	1	2				Pedro Alves  (BRA)	0	6	3
	Pedro Alves  (BRA)	5	13										Abdullah Essam  (EGY)	0	5
	Alexandre Essogho  (GAB)	12	8										Caden Cunningham  (GBR)	9	7
	Raihau Mai-Apa  (FPO)	0	0				Alexandre Essogho  (GAB)	0	8
							Caden Cunningham  (GBR)	12	10

Section 4

	Round of 64						Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarterfinals
							Rafail Aiukaev  (AIN)	5	5
	Mamadou Bassirou Thiam  (CAN)	3	0				Emre Kutalmış Ateşli  (TUR)	2	0
	Emre Kutalmış Ateşli  (TUR)	9	2										Rafail Aiukaev  (AIN)	4	9
	Alasan Ann  (GAM)	2	3	5									Aiden Stilley  (AUS)	2	2
	Charbel Kyrillos  (LBN)	1	4	5			Charbel Kyrillos  (LBN)	7	3
							Aiden Stilley  (AUS)	14	4
																			Rafail Aiukaev  (AIN)	6P	7P
																			Andrii Harbar  (UKR)	2	2
							Krystian Haremza  (POL)	0	2	4
							Andrii Harbar  (UKR)	1	2	11
													Andrii Harbar  (UKR)	6	1	4
	Ilir Soulimani  (SUI)	1	0										Arian Salimi  (IRI)	6	3	3
	Yoikel Goicochea  (CUB)	4	12				Yoikel Goicochea  (CUB)	0	2
							Arian Salimi  (IRI)	9	7

References

1. "Event Outline – Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships" (PDF). World Taekwondo . Retrieved 24 October 2025.
2. "Draw – Day 1 (W-57 M+87)" (PDF). World Taekwondo . Retrieved 24 October 2025.