# 2023 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's welterweight

The men's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan on 31 May 2023. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 80 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Simone Alessio (ITA) | 0 | 4 | | | |
| Miguel Trejos (COL) | 0 | 2 | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Nickolas (USA) | 2 | 10 | Carl Nickolas (USA) | 0 | 1 |
| Seif Eissa (EGY) | 0 | 5 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Tang Hao (CHN) | 14 | 13 | Tang Hao (CHN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ali Al-Mabrouk (KSA) | 10 | 11 | | | | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 4 | 2 | | | |
| Nurlan Myrzabayev (KAZ) | 9 | 8 | | | | | Matej Nikolić (CRO) | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Ryan Doyle (IRL) | 1 | 4 | Nurlan Myrzabayev (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Foysal Ahmed (BAN) | 0 | 0 | Matej Nikolić (CRO) | 6 | 6 | 16 | | | | | | |
| Matej Nikolić (CRO) | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Park Woo-hyeok (KOR) | 2 | 3 |
| | | | Shukhrat Salaev (UZB) | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Jerome Browne (TTO) | | | Mehran Barkhordari (IRI) | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Mehran Barkhordari (IRI) | D | Q | | | | | Shukhrat Salaev (UZB) | 9 | 1 | | | |
| Szymon Piątkowski (POL) | 9 | 12 | | | | | Park Woo-hyeok (KOR) | 10 | 13 | | | |
| Kalvin Mbaiguinam (CMR) | 3 | 0 | Szymon Piątkowski (POL) | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Park Woo-hyeok (KOR) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Saleh Al-Sharabaty (JOR) | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Rishabh Chaudhary (IND) | 12 | 1 | 1 | José María Pastor (MEX) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| José María Pastor (MEX) | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | Saleh Al-Sharabaty (JOR) | 11 | 10 | | | | |
| Joaquín Churchill (CHI) | 5 | 8 | | | | | | Joaquín Churchill (CHI) | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| Phạm Minh Bảo Kha (VIE) | 3 | 3 | | Joaquín Churchill (CHI) | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andoni Cintado (ESP) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Saleh Al-Sharabaty (JOR) | 8 | 3 |
| Miguel Trejos (COL) | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 12 | 7$^P$ |
| Hung Jiun-yi (TPE) | 5 | 0 | | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Mehdi Mohammadi (RTA) | 0 | 2 | | Lucas Ostapiv (BRA) | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Lucas Ostapiv (BRA) | 5 | 15 | | | | | | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 7 | 12 | 15 | | | |
| Ababacar Sadikh Soumaré (SEN) | 12 | 12 | | | | | | Aliaskar Aliyev (AZE) | 2 | 12 | 8 | | | |
| Teddy Lessakolo (GAB) | 6 | 7 | | Ababacar Sadikh Soumaré (SEN) | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aliaskar Aliyev (AZE) | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Carl Nickolas (USA) | 11$^P$ | 7$^P$ | | | | | | | | |
| Mihai Cristescu (ROU) | 1 | 8 | 2 | Mihai Cristescu (ROU) | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Dylan Olmedo (ARG) | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | Carl Nickolas (USA) | 14 | 16 | | | | |
| Ismaël Bouzid (FRA) | 8 | 8 | | | | | | Ismaël Bouzid (FRA) | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Bandar Al-Enezi (KUW) | 6 | 1 | | Ismaël Bouzid (FRA) | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Amarbayasgalangiin Bilgüün (MGL) | 2 | 0 | | Aleksandar Radojkovic (AUT) | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Aleksandar Radojkovic (AUT) | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | Carl Nickolas (USA) | 9 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | Moisés Hernández (DOM) | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Jochman (CZE) | 2 | 5 | | Edi Hrnic (DEN) | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Edi Hrnic (DEN) | 13 | 9 | | | | | | Edi Hrnic (DEN) | 4 | 11 | 2 | | | |
| Kasra Mehdipournejad (RTA) | 12 | 10 | | | | | | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | |
| Ivan Paulouski (AIN) | 2 | 4 | | Kasra Mehdipournejad (RTA) | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Apostolos Telikostoglou (GRE) | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cédric Ndzouli (CAN) | 0 | 9 | 3 | Liam Sweeney (AUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Sweeney (AUS) | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Liam Sweeney (AUS) | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Youssef Boatris (MAR) | 6 | 12 | | | | | | Faysal Sawadogo (BUR) | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Syafiq Zuber (MAS) | 3 | 7 | | Youssef Boatris (MAR) | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Faysal Sawadogo (BUR) | 4 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Faysal Sawadogo (BUR) | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| David Robleto (NCA) | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Tiago Lopes (POR) | 1 | 5 | | David Robleto (NCA) | 11 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 2 | 8 | 14 | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 3 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Hüseyin Kartal (TUR) | 9 | 7 | 11 | | | | | Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI) | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| Alejandro González (PUR) | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 8 | 11 | | | | | |
| Farzad Mansouri (RTA) | 11 | 9 | | Farzad Mansouri (RTA) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Seif Eissa (EGY) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |