# 2017 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

The men's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Taekwondowon in Muju County, South Korea on June 25 and June 26. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

* DQ — Won by disqualification
* P — Won by punitive declaration
* R — Won by referee stop contest
* W — Won by withdrawal

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Seif Eissa (EGY) | 6 | | | | |
| Masoud Hajji-Zavareh (IRI) | 14$^{DQ}$ | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh (IRI) | | | |
| Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | 27 | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | W | | |
| Kim Hun (KOR) | 5 | | | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | 6 |
| Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 15 | | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 3 |
| René Lizárraga (MEX) | 7 | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 10 | | |
| Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 5 | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 8 | | |
| Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) | 5 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 28 | | | | |
| Faysal Sawadogo (BUR) | 24 | Faysal Sawadogo (BUR) | 13 | | | | |
| Vann Rithy (CAM) | 2 | | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 12 | | |
| | | | | Georgios Kakouris (CYP) | 3 | | |
| | | Georgios Kakouris (CYP) | 23 | | | | |
| | | Benjamin Reimeir (AUT) | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 30 |
| | | | | | | Achitkhüügiin Natsagdorj (MGL) | 19 |
| | | Anicet Kassi (CIV) | 28 | | | | |
| Hugo Fernández (PAR) | 22 | Ghenadie Bitco (ROU) | 14 | | | | |
| Ghenadie Bitco (ROU) | 25 | | | Anicet Kassi (CIV) | 18 | | |
| Achitkhüügiin Natsagdorj (MGL) | DQ | | | Achitkhüügiin Natsagdorj (MGL) | 34 | | |
| Polat Baýramow (TKM) | | Achitkhüügiin Natsagdorj (MGL) | 25 | | | | |
| | | Andrew Park (CAN) | 15 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 22 | | | | |
| Filip Dodevski (MKD) | 20 | Filip Dodevski (MKD) | 3 | | | | |
| Angelo Emacin (HAI) | 6 | | | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Anas Al-Adarbi (JOR) | 2 | | |
| | | Akbar Aitakhunov (KGZ) | 15 | | | | |
| | | Anas Al-Adarbi (JOR) | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh (IRI) | 5 |
| | | Oleksandr Levinchuk (UKR) | 13 | | | | |
| | | Muhammad Faheem (PAK) | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Muhammad Faheem (PAK) | 6 | | |
| Mauro Busuttil (MLT) | 21 | | | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh (IRI) | 22 | | |
| Brian Joseph (MRI) | 37 | Brian Joseph (MRI) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh (IRI) | 22 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | | | | | |
| Spencer Kondo (ZIM) | DQ | Bye | | | | | |
| Richard Manirakiza (BDI) | DQ | | | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | 10$^R$ | | |
| | | | | Jorge González (AND) | 0 | | |
| | | Jorge González (AND) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | 23$^P$ |
| | | | | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 8 |
| | | Martin Stach (GER) | 14 | | | | |
| | | Georgios Roditis (GRE) | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | Georgios Roditis (GRE) | 6 | | |
| Ren Ke (CHN) | 27 | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 9 | | |
| Thinagaran Naidu Papunaidu (MAS) | 12 | Ren Ke (CHN) | 14 | | | | |
| | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 18 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Saifeddine Trabelsi (TUN) | 15 | | | | |
| Sonexay Mangkheua (LAO) | 6 | Ghazi Al-Asmari (KSA) | 12 | | | | |
| Ghazi Al-Asmari (KSA) | 26 | | | Saifeddine Trabelsi (TUN) | 16 | | |
| | | | | Raihau Chin (FRA) | 19$^P$ | | |
| | | Xavier Bouldoires (FGT) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Raihau Chin (FRA) | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Raihau Chin (FRA) | 15 |
| | | | | | | Kim Hun (KOR) | 22 |
| | | John Asp (NOR) | 15 | | | | |
| | | Achraf Mahboubi (MAR) | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | Achraf Mahboubi (MAR) | 7 | | |
| Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 20$^P$ | | | Kim Hun (KOR) | 8 | | |
| Pun Chi Fai (MAC) | 1 | Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 15 | | | | |
| | | Kim Hun (KOR) | 24 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 16 | | | | |
| Pradeep Dahiya (IND) | 3 | Sina Bahrami (AZE) | 5 | | | | |
| Sina Bahrami (AZE) | 17$^P$ | | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 25 | | |
| | | | | Wilkin Heredia (DOM) | 4 | | |
| | | Wilkin Heredia (DOM) | 14 | | | | |
| | | Mohammed Hamooda (QAT) | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 23 |
| | | | | | | Jorge Álvarez (ARG) | 3 |
| | | Neyder Lozano (COL) | 18 | | | | |
| | | Mikalai Yanukovich (BLR) | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | Mikalai Yanukovich (BLR) | 2 | | |
| Shlomo Shazo (ISR) | W | | | Jorge Álvarez (ARG) | 10 | | |
| Mohammad Ghanem (SYR) | | Shlomo Shazo (ISR) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Jorge Álvarez (ARG) | 17 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Jaysen Ishida (USA) | 26$^P$ | | | | |
| Amadou Fall (SEN) | 16$^P$ | Amadou Fall (SEN) | 1 | | | | |
| Leonardo Cheiban (LBN) | 11 | | | Jaysen Ishida (USA) | 25 | | |
| | | | | Karol Hołubowicz (POL) | 6 | | |
| | | Thomas Roubio (NCD) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Karol Hołubowicz (POL) | 31 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jaysen Ishida (USA) | 12 |
| | | | | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 16 |
| | | Samuel Morrison (PHI) | 9 | | | | |
| | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 8 | | |
| Hamza Sadouki (ALG) | DQ | | | Nicholas Corten (BEL) | 6 | | |
| Donaldo Dizdari (ALB) | DQ | Bye | | | | | |
| | | Nicholas Corten (BEL) | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 12$^P$ | | | | |
| Eloy Boa Morte (STP) | 28 | Eloy Boa Morte (STP) | 5 | | | | |
| Rowan Charles (GRN) | 3 | | | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 6 | | |
| | | Segun Olushola (NGR) | | | | | |
| | | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 15 |
| | | | | | | Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 9 |
| | | Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 23 | | | | |
| | | Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 22 | | |
| Davide Borgagni (SMR) | 13 | | | Teodor Georgiev (BUL) | 11 | | |
| Nischal Man Shrestha (NEP) | 15 | Nischal Man Shrestha (NEP) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Teodor Georgiev (BUL) | 19$^P$ | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Arnold Nkoy (COD) | | | | | |
| Seydou Fofana (MLI) | 31 | Seydou Fofana (MLI) | DQ | | | | |
| Soheil Ghassemi (ITA) | 19 | | | Seydou Fofana (MLI) | 18 | | |
| | | | | Christian McNeish (GBR) | 14 | | |
| | | Tosh van Dijk (SUR) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Christian McNeish (GBR) | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Seydou Fofana (MLI) | 9 |
| | | | | | | Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) | 10 |
| | | Nickollas Ribeiro (BRA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) | 16 | | |
| Ngawang Yonten (BHU) | 4 | | | Toni Kanaet (CRO) | 7 | | |
| Davit Vardumyan (ARM) | 26 | Davit Vardumyan (ARM) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Toni Kanaet (CRO) | 27 | | | | |