# 2019 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

The men's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom on 17 and 18 May. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Simone Alessio (ITA) | 18 | | |
| Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 10 | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 18 |
| Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 3 | Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 11 |
| Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 8 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Toni Kanaet (CRO) | 18 | | | | |
| Leonardo Cheiban (LBN) | 13 | Leonardo Cheiban (LBN) | 3 | | | | |
| Xavier Bouldoires (FGT) | 12 | | | Toni Kanaet (CRO) | 8 | | |
| Dmitriy Artyukhin (RUS) | 8 | | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 29 | | |
| Chang Cheng-hao (TPE) | 10 | Chang Cheng-hao (TPE) | 7 | | | | |
| Ujjal Kumar Deb (BAN) | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 8 | | | | |
| Simone Alessio (ITA) | DQ | | | | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 5 |
| Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 22 | | | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 4 |
| Nakibwae Kanimisu (KIR) | 2 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 18 | | | | |
| Soufiane El-Asbi (MAR) | 21 | Soufiane El-Asbi (MAR) | 17 | | | | |
| Kasra Mehdipournejad (WT) | 19 | | | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 4 | | |
| Kostiantyn Kostenevych (UKR) | 26 | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 6 | | |
| Kim Jee-seok (KOR) | 20 | Kostiantyn Kostenevych (UKR) | 11 | | | | |
| | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 18 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 24 | | | | |
| Mitko Dzhordzhev (BUL) | 15 | Mitko Dzhordzhev (BUL) | 9 | | | | |
| Mohammed Hamooda (QAT) | 2 | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 10 | | |
| Darlyn Padilla (ECU) | 8 | | | Victor Asp (NOR) | 9 | | |
| Yousef Sanasyeri (KUW) | 19 | Yousef Sanasyeri (KUW) | 10 | | | | |
| Jerome Browne (TTO) | 0 | Victor Asp (NOR) | 30 | | | | |
| Victor Asp (NOR) | 29 | | | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 12 |
| Henrique Precioso (BRA) | 20 | | | | | Amir Mohammad Bakhshi (IRI) | 11 |
| Syafiq Zuber (MAS) | 16 | Henrique Precioso (BRA) | 4 | | | | |
| Abdullah Al-Qarni (KSA) | 22 | Ren Ke (CHN) | 16 | | | | |
| Ren Ke (CHN) | 27 | | | Ren Ke (CHN) | 15 | | |
| Miguel Trejos (COL) | 7 | | | Amir Mohammad Bakhshi (IRI) | 23 | | |
| Amir Mohammad Bakhshi (IRI) | 16 | Amir Mohammad Bakhshi (IRI) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Christian McNeish (GBR) | 7 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Thomas Rahimi (USA) | 11 | | | | |
| Francesco Maiani (SMR) | 5 | Aykhan Taghizade (AZE) | 8 | | | | |
| Aykhan Taghizade (AZE) | 18 | | | Thomas Rahimi (USA) | 9 | | |
| Martin Stach (GER) | 13 | | | Jack Marton (AUS) | 13 | | |
| Or Pak Lam (HKG) | 12 | Martin Stach (GER) | 6 | | | | |
| Alex Ryder (NZL) | 4 | Jack Marton (AUS) | 9 | | | | |
| Jack Marton (AUS) | 30$^P$ | | | | | Jack Marton (AUS) | 9 |
| Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 14 | | | | | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 13 |
| Butrint Ejupi (KOS) | 5 | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 5 | | | | |
| Dave Cea (PHI) | 7 | Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 3 | | | | |
| Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 11 | | | Kairat Sarymsakov (KAZ) | 10 | | |
| Uladzislau Halizin (BLR) | 21 | | | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 7 | | |
| Casper Morild (DEN) | 6 | Uladzislau Halizin (BLR) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 14 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Badr Achab (BEL) | 14 | | | | |
| Barış Dağ (TUR) | 13 | Barış Dağ (TUR) | 19 | | | | |
| Éloi Paradis-Deschênes (CAN) | 11 | | | Barış Dağ (TUR) | 23 | | |
| Mehdi Jermami (FRA) | 26 | | | Mehdi Jermami (FRA) | 21 | | |
| David Boui (CAF) | 16 | Mehdi Jermami (FRA) | 15 | | | | |
| Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 9 | Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 11 | | | | |
| Seif Eissa (EGY) | 8 | | | | | Barış Dağ (TUR) | 4 |
| Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 20$^P$ | | | | | Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 24 |
| Giovanni Slanec (SVK) | 3 | Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 29 | | | | |
| Franco Aurora (PER) | 10 | Georgios Roditis (GRE) | 12 | | | | |
| Georgios Roditis (GRE) | 24 | | | Ahmad Abughaush (JOR) | 18 | | |
| Rostand Kiki (BEN) | 13 | | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 16 | | |
| Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 0 | Rostand Kiki (BEN) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | 15 | | | | |