# 2011 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

The Men's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, South Korea on May 4 and May 5.
Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

* DQ — Won by disqualification
* W — Won by withdrawal

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 7 | | | | |
| Mark López (USA) | 1 | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 9 | | |
| Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 9 | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 7 | | |
| Manuel Mark (AUT) | 7 | | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 9 |
| Song Ji-hoon (KOR) | 8 | | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 3 |
| Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 10 | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 3 | | |
| Ren Maomao (CHN) | 5 | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 1 | | |
| Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 12 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 4 | | | | |
| Syed Adeel Shah (PAK) | 0 | Eugen Micu (ROU) | 1 | | | | |
| Eugen Micu (ROU) | 5 | | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 9 | | |
| | | | | Shakhriyor Karimov (TJK) | 1 | | |
| | | Yahya Mahamud (KEN) | | | | | |
| | | Shakhriyor Karimov (TJK) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 8 |
| | | | | | | Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 2 |
| | | Dương Thanh Tâm (VIE) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 1 | | |
| | | Fong Ka Chun (HKG) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 5 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Elvin Mammadov (AZE) | 1 | | | | |
| Ciou Ching-hua (TPE) | 2 | Mark López (USA) | 2 | | | | |
| Mark López (USA) | 4 | | | Mark López (USA) | | | |
| | | | | Bye | | | |
| | | Kakesa Giresse (COD) | DQ | | | | |
| | | Romeo Nyakam (CMR) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark López (USA) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Cristian Clementi (ITA) | 1 |
| | | Laith Othman (JOR) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Cristian Clementi (ITA) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Cristian Clementi (ITA) | 10 | | |
| Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 6 | | | Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 2 | | |
| Josef Petruška (CZE) | 4 | Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Saifeddine Trabelsi (TUN) | 3 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | | | | | |
| Yousif Yaghoub (SUD) | DQ | Bye | | | | | |
| Bassoum Mamoudou (HAI) | DQ | | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 6 | | |
| | | | | Aliaskhab Sirazhov (RUS) | 4 | | |
| | | Aliaskhab Sirazhov (RUS) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Aibar Dyussebayev (KAZ) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 15 |
| | | Sawatvilay Phimmasone (LAO) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 3 | | |
| | | Spyridon Grammatikopoulos (GRE) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 8 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 9 | | | | |
| | | Joel Remak (NED) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Gregor Pirš (SLO) | 2 | | |
| | | Gregor Pirš (SLO) | DQ | | | | |
| | | Knowledge Muchakati (ZIM) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 11 |
| | | | | | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 4 |
| | | Stuardo Solórzano (GUA) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Wilkin Heredia (DOM) | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Wilkin Heredia (DOM) | 5 | | |
| Yulius Fernando (INA) | 2 | | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 7 | | |
| Dimitar Mihaylov (BUL) | 1 | Yulius Fernando (INA) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 6 | | | | |
| Rodney Wijnalduim (SUR) | DQ | Rodney Wijnalduim (SUR) | 3 | | | | |
| Ahmed Ali (PLE) | | | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Oleksandr Levinchuk (UKR) | 3 | | |
| | | Oleksandr Levinchuk (UKR) | 6 | | | | |
| | | Ahmed Maher Saad (QAT) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Song Ji-hoon (KOR) | 8 |
| | | Song Ji-hoon (KOR) | 8$^W$ | | | | |
| | | Claudel Bassandza (CGO) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Song Ji-hoon (KOR) | 14 | | |
| | | | | Torann Maizeroi (FRA) | 7 | | |
| | | Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Torann Maizeroi (FRA) | 11 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Round of 128 | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| | | Mahmoud Fathy (EGY) | DQ | | | |
| | | Benaiah Torkornoo (GHA) | | | | |
| | | | | Mahmoud Fathy (EGY) | | |
| | | | | Bye | | |
| | | Julio Duque (COL) | DQ | | | |
| | | Fualongo Latu Tovo (TGA) | DQ | | | |
| | | | | | Mahmoud Fathy (EGY) | 5 |
| | | | | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 13 |
| | | Víctor Zepeda (HON) | DQ | | | |
| | | Wisam Al-Harbi (IRQ) | DQ | | | |
| | | | | Bye | | |
| Yoshihiro Nagano (JPN) | 1 | | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | | |
| Raúl Martínez (ESP) | 5 | Raúl Martínez (ESP) | 4 | | | |
| | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 10 | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Javier Medina (VEN) | | | | | |
| Sean Joyce (IRL) | DQ | Sean Joyce (IRL) | DQ | | | | |
| Jerome Browne (TRI) | | | | Sean Joyce (IRL) | 9 | | |
| | | | | Ren Maomao (CHN) | 11 | | |
| | | Ren Maomao (CHN) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Aleh Satsyk (BLR) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ren Maomao (CHN) | 9 |
| | | | | | | Tony Grisman (GBR) | 6 |
| | | Carlos Calucho (ECU) | DQ | | | | |
| | | Alaafe Ashraf Omran (LBA) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | Bye | | | |
| Victor Boa (MOZ) | 2 | | | Tony Grisman (GBR) | | | |
| Tony Grisman (GBR) | 6 | Tony Grisman (GBR) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Gorome Kare (SEN) | 3 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Henrique Precioso (BRA) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Shota Gochiashvili (GEO) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Henrique Precioso (BRA) | 7 | | |
| | | | | Vaughn Scott (NZL) | 4 | | |
| | | Batmönkhiin Tüvshinjargal (MGL) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Vaughn Scott (NZL) | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Henrique Precioso (BRA) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 4 |
| | | Aleksandar Veljanovski (MKD) | | | | | |
| | | Yousef Al-Zubeydi (SWE) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | Yousef Al-Zubeydi (SWE) | 3 | | |
| Jean-Marie Jahmar (ISV) | 5 | | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 11 | | |
| István Király (HUN) | 4 | Jean-Marie Jahmar (ISV) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 15 | | | | |