2015 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's welterweight

Men's welterweight at the 2015 World Championships
Venue	Traktor Ice Arena
Dates	18 May 2015
Competitors	60 from 60 nations
Medalists
Mehdi Khodabakhshi   Iran   Damon Sansum   Great Britain   Aaron Cook   Moldova   Tahir Güleç   Germany

Main article: 2015 World Taekwondo Championships

The men's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia on May 18. Welterweights were limited to a minimum of 80 kilograms in body mass.

Results

Legend

• DQ — Won by disqualification
• P — Won by punitive declaration

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Aaron Cook (MDA)	13
	Damon Sansum (GBR)	14			Damon Sansum (GBR)	3
	Tahir Güleç (GER)	6			Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)	16
	Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)	8

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Aaron Cook (MDA)

12

Mederic Enguerin (CAF)

6

Hidenori Ebata (JPN)

9

Hidenori Ebata (JPN)

8

Aaron Cook (MDA)

9

Michel Fernandes (POR)

17

Roberto Botta (ITA)

8

Nikolas Pirikkis (CYP)

5

Michel Fernandes (POR)

3

Yordan Kolev (BUL)

Roberto Botta (ITA)

4

Roberto Botta (ITA)

DQ

Aaron Cook (MDA)

8

Oussama Oueslati (TUN)

DQ

Yunus Sarı (TUR)

7

Ahmad Wali Alif (AFG)

Oussama Oueslati (TUN)

Yasir Ahmed Al-Haj (SUD)

DQ

Bye

Moisés Hernández (DOM)

DQ

Oussama Oueslati (TUN)

7

Inoussa Sawadogo (FRA)

15

Yunus Sarı (TUR)

11

Mauro Busuttil (MLT)

3

Inoussa Sawadogo (FRA)

0

Craig Brown (JAM)

2

Yunus Sarı (TUR)

9

Yunus Sarı (TUR)

14

Section 2

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Damon Sansum (GBR)	15
	Atief Arshad (PAK)	3			Damon Sansum (GBR)	16
	Björn Thorleifsson (ISL)	8			Richard Ordemann (NOR)	12
	Richard Ordemann (NOR)	9							Damon Sansum (GBR)	13
	Vaughn Scott (NZL)	15							Hayder Shkara (AUS)	10
	Mahmoud Said (EGY)	11			Vaughn Scott (NZL)	3
	Juan Sánchez (PUR)				Hayder Shkara (AUS)	8
	Hayder Shkara (AUS)	DQ											Damon Sansum (GBR)	12
	Piotr Paziński (POL)	5											Liu Wei-ting (TPE)	10
	Daniel Quesada (ESP)	9			Daniel Quesada (ESP)	4
	Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR)	14			Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR)	5
	Qiao Sen (CHN)	13							Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR)	4
	Liu Wei-ting (TPE)	DQ							Liu Wei-ting (TPE)	9
	Sylvain Fostin (GDL)				Liu Wei-ting (TPE)	4
					Aydemir Shakhbanov (RUS)	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
					Tahir Güleç (GER)	8
	Waldeck Defaix (FPO)	4			Serhiy Chaika (UKR)	6
	Serhiy Chaika (UKR)	6							Tahir Güleç (GER)	6
	Miguel Ferrera (HON)	9							Maksim Rafalovich (UZB)	5
	Hama Alzouma (NIG)	15			Hama Alzouma (NIG)	3
	Elías Robles (CHI)	2			Maksim Rafalovich (UZB)	6
	Maksim Rafalovich (UZB)	11											Tahir Güleç (GER)	5
	Arman Yeremyan (ARM)	4											Christopher Iliesco (CAN)	3
	Taha Al-Aswed (LBA)	2			Arman Yeremyan (ARM)	3
	Daba Modibo Keïta (MLI)				Christopher Iliesco (CAN)	5
	Christopher Iliesco (CAN)	DQ							Christopher Iliesco (CAN)	6
	Ivan Karajlović (SRB)	17							Ivan Karajlović (SRB)	2
	Deivis Escorcia (COL)	15			Ivan Karajlović (SRB)	10
	Kim Bong-su (KOR)	18			Kim Bong-su (KOR)	8
	René Lizárraga (MEX)	5

Section 4

Round of 64

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Steven López (USA)

13

Ibrahim Benoud Radjab (CHA)

0

Steven López (USA)

10

Mohammed Murtala (NGR)

5

Farkhod Negmatov (TJK)

5

Farkhod Negmatov (TJK)

22

Steven López (USA)

4

Mahmoud Abdelrahim (QAT)

10

Cheick Sallah Cissé (CIV)

3

Agustin Alves (ARG)

9

Mahmoud Abdelrahim (QAT)

5

Akbar Aitakhunov (KGZ)

3

Cheick Sallah Cissé (CIV)

15P

Cheick Sallah Cissé (CIV)

16

Steven López (USA)

1

Christian dela Cruz (PHI)

DQ

Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)

13

Kelly Oyoo (KEN)

Christian dela Cruz (PHI)

2

Maksat Abdrambek (KAZ)

8

André Bilia (BRA)

6

André Bilia (BRA)

11

André Bilia (BRA)

1

Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE)

DQ

Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)

8

Anas Taleb Abdallah (JOR)

Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE)

3

Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)

5

References

• Draw
• Results

External links

• Official website