| Men's 63 kg at the 2014 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 October 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2014 Asian Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 54 kg | 46 kg | |
| 58 kg | 49 kg | |
| 63 kg | 53 kg | |
| 68 kg | 57 kg | |
| 74 kg | 62 kg | |
| 80 kg | 67 kg | |
| 87 kg | 73 kg | |
| +87 kg | +73 kg | |
The men's bantamweight (63 kilograms) event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 2 October 2014 at Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea. [1]
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 2 October 2014 | 09:30 | Round of 32 |
| Round of 16 | ||
| 15:30 | Quarterfinals | |
| Semifinals | ||
| 18:00 | Final |
| Final | |||
 Akkarin Kitwijarn (THA) | 2 | ||
 Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) | 18 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Ryan Chong (MAS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Arsalan Asad Khan (PAK) | 5 |  Chen Yen-ming (TPE) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Chen Yen-ming (TPE) | 13 | Chen Yen-ming (TPE) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Poon Chun Ho (HKG) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Poon Chun Ho (HKG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Davlatmurod Karimov (TJK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chen Yen-ming (TPE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Akkarin Kitwijarn (THA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Saud Al-Muwallad (KSA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Raad Thabet (JOR) | 4 |  Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | 5 | Lê Huỳnh Châu (VIE) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Douangsivilay Phimmasone (LAO) | 1 | Akkarin Kitwijarn (THA) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Akkarin Kitwijarn (THA) | 13 | Akkarin Kitwijarn (THA) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Elias El-Hayek (LIB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Yaser Bamatraf (YEM) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Klimentii Kim (KGZ) | 4 |  Ahmad Roman Abasi (AFG) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Ahmad Roman Abasi (AFG) | 7 | Ahmad Roman Abasi (AFG) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Saurav Sharma (IND) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Sujan Joshi (NEP) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Saurav Sharma (IND) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Ahmad Roman Abasi (AFG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
 Yerassyl Kaiyrbek (KAZ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
 Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 9 | Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Pürevjavyn Temüüjin (MGL) | 5 | Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 14 | ||||||||||||
 Şanepes Hudaýberdiýew (TKM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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