# 2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's welterweight

The men's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 21. Welterweights were limited to a minimum of 80 kilograms in body mass.

## Results

* DQ — Won by disqualification
* K — Won by knockout
* R — Won by referee stop contest

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Tahir Güleç (GER) | 3 | | |
| Anton Kotkov (RUS) | 2 | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 8 |
| Nicolás García (ESP) | 5 | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 7 |
| René Lizárraga (MEX) | 6 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | 10 | | | | |
| Simone Cannellino (ITA) | 5 | João Pedro Chaves (BRA) | 6 | | | | |
| João Pedro Chaves (BRA) | 12 | | | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | 12 | | |
| Azamat Tengizbayev (KAZ) | 5 | | | Miguel Ferrera (HON) | 0 | | |
| Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 6 | Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
| Miguel Ferrera (HON) | DQ | Miguel Ferrera (HON) | 7 | | | | |
| Sunday Onofe (NGR) | | | | | | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | 2 |
| Lenn Hypolite (TTO) | 12 | | | | | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 3 |
| Ravi Kadyan (WTF) | 3 | Lenn Hypolite (TTO) | 5 | | | | |
| Chen Yen-ting (TPE) | 3 | Karim Shafiek (EGY) | 4 | | | | |
| Karim Shafiek (EGY) | 4 | | | Lenn Hypolite (TTO) | 3 | | |
| Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR) | 4 | | | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 5 | | |
| Ynoussa Sawadogo (FRA) | 6 | Ynoussa Sawadogo (FRA) | 2 | | | | |
| Farkhod Negmatov (TJK) | | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 6 | | | | |
| Tahir Güleç (GER) | DQ | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 8 | | | | |
| Stojan Rabijac (SRB) | 9 | Stojan Rabijac (SRB) | 1 | | | | |
| Eric Onen (UGA) | 4 | | | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 1 | | |
| Sylvain Fostin (GDL) | 4 | | | Gregor Pirš (SLO) | 0 | | |
| Gregor Pirš (SLO) | 5 | Gregor Pirš (SLO) | 12 | | | | |
| Hao Chao (MAC) | 3 | Hao Chao (MAC) | 4 | | | | |
| Hayder Shkara (AUS) | 1 | | | | | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 4 |
| Abdoulaye Gbané (CIV) | 15 | | | | | Anton Kotkov (RUS) | 8$^R$ |
| Ben Radjab (CHA) | 1 | Abdoulaye Gbané (CIV) | 1 | | | | |
| Olivier April-Lalonde (CAN) | 1 | Anton Kotkov (RUS) | 3 | | | | |
| Anton Kotkov (RUS) | 2 | | | Anton Kotkov (RUS) | 7 | | |
| Maksim Rafalovich (UZB) | 19 | | | Damon Sansum (GBR) | 6 | | |
| Damon Sansum (GBR) | 22 | Damon Sansum (GBR) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Yunus Sarı (TUR) | 4 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Nicolás García (ESP) | 13 | | | | |
| Emmanuel Mba (GAB) | 1 | Javier Quesada (CRC) | 4 | | | | |
| Javier Quesada (CRC) | 3 | | | Nicolás García (ESP) | 6 | | |
| Craig Brown (JAM) | 6$^K$ | | | Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 3 | | |
| Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 1 | Craig Brown (JAM) | 12 | | | | |
| Arber Bajra (BEL) | 4 | Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 13 | | | | |
| Christian dela Cruz (PHI) | 8 | | | | | Nicolás García (ESP) | 5 |
| Qiao Sen (CHN) | 14 | | | | | Qiao Sen (CHN) | 1 |
| Fayçal Koussoubé (BUR) | 2 | Qiao Sen (CHN) | 8 | | | | |
| Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE) | 8 | Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE) | 4 | | | | |
| Fiston Lumu (COD) | 1 | | | Qiao Sen (CHN) | 10 | | |
| Cho Yoo-jin (KOR) | 12 | | | Omid Amidi (IRI) | 4 | | |
| Omid Amidi (IRI) | 24 | Omid Amidi (IRI) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Vaughn Scott (NZL) | 8 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Oussama Oueslati (TUN) | 1 | | | | |
| Waldeck Defaix (FPO) | 0 | Steven López (USA) | 7 | | | | |
| Steven López (USA) | 13 | | | Steven López (USA) | 4 | | |
| Yousef Sanasyeri (KUW) | 6 | | | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 1 | | |
| Michel Fernandes (POR) | 5 | Yousef Sanasyeri (KUW) | 3 | | | | |
| Eric Nkurunziza (RWA) | 1 | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 13 | | | | |
| Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 3 | | | | | Steven López (USA) | 5 |
| René Lizárraga (MEX) | 17 | | | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 8 |
| Deivis Escorcia (COL) | 2 | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 12 | | | | |
| Mahmoud Abdelrahim (QAT) | 15 | Mahmoud Abdelrahim (QAT) | 7 | | | | |
| Stuart Smit (ARU) | 3 | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 7 | | |
| Maksym Dominishyn (UKR) | 5 | | | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 6 | | |
| Piotr Paziński (POL) | 7 | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 13 | | | | |
| | | Aaron Cook (IMN) | 11 | | | | |