# 2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

The Men's lightweight competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18 October.
Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

* DQ — Won by disqualification
* WD — Won by withdrawal

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Mark López (USA) | 5 | | | | |
| Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 3 | Mark López (USA) | 5 | | |
| Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 4 | Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 7 | | |
| Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 0 | | | Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 5 |
| Seydina Drabo (BUR) | 0 | | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 2 |
| Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 10 | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 3 | | |
| Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 15 | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 6 | | |
| Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 14 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Mark López (USA) | 1 | | | | |
| Thabo Tsupane (LES) | 1 | Licínio Soares (BRA) | 0 | | | | |
| Licínio Soares (BRA) | 2 | | | Mark López (USA) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 3 | | |
| | | Juan Sánchez (PUR) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Viktor Yuza (UKR) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark López (USA) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 2 |
| | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 6 | | | | |
| Sultan Al-Mutairi (KUW) | | Mohamed Mahmoudi (ALG) | 3 | | | | |
| Mohamed Mahmoudi (ALG) | DQ | | | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 4 | | |
| Stuardo Solórzano (GUA) | 3 | | | Stuardo Solórzano (GUA) | 0 | | |
| Arjun Rawat (IND) | 2 | Stuardo Solórzano (GUA) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Fabio Sottile (ITA) | 0 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 12 | | | | |
| Masoud Karimi (AFG) | DQ | Masoud Karimi (AFG) | 7 | | | | |
| Bernard Lorde (BAR) | | | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 7 | | |
| | | | | Vitali Kolas (BLR) | 6 | | |
| | | Rasul Abduraim (KGZ) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Vitali Kolas (BLR) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Patiwat Thongsalap (THA) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Anestis Nikolaidis (GRE) | 5 |
| | | Anestis Nikolaidis (GRE) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Phạm Hữu Sơn (VIE) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Anestis Nikolaidis (GRE) | 5 | | |
| Alexandru Chivu (ROU) | DQ | | | Nabil Talal (JOR) | 4 | | |
| Yahya Mahamud (KEN) | | Alexandru Chivu (ROU) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Nabil Talal (JOR) | 14 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Gorome Karé (SEN) | 4 | | | | |
| Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 12 | Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 5 | | | | |
| Dmitriy Smorodin (KAZ) | 1 | | | Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 9 | | |
| | | | | Andrés Sebastián (DOM) | 5 | | |
| | | Sonam Penjor (BHU) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Andrés Sebastián (DOM) | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Joon-tae (KOR) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Cristian Seijo (ESP) | 2 |
| | | Tseng Ching-hsiang (TPE) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Tommy Mollet (NED) | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Tommy Mollet (NED) | 8 | | |
| Win Tun Linn (MYA) | 5 | | | Cristian Seijo (ESP) | 9 | | |
| Cristian Seijo (ESP) | 6 | Cristian Seijo (ESP) | 9 | | | | |
| | | Issam Chernoubi (MAR) | 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 |
| | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 2 | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Leslye (CHI) | 3 | Juan Carlos Leslye (CHI) | 1 | | | | |
| Atief Arshad (PAK) | 2 | | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Alan Akoev (RUS) | 2 | | |
| | | Jonathan Ben Aharon (ISR) | | | | | |
| | | Alan Akoev (RUS) | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Uriel Adriano (MEX) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 5 |
| | | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Lenn Hypolite (TRI) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | 3 | | |
| Fernando Montenegro (BOL) | 0 | | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 4 | | |
| Marc-Olivier Tschibelu (COD) | 7 | Marc-Olivier Tschibelu (COD) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | 10 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Mahmoud Abd Rabou (EGY) | 6 | | | | |
| Michel Samaha (LIB) | | Filip Komurka (CZE) | 1 | | | | |
| Filip Komurka (CZE) | DQ | | | Mahmoud Abd Rabou (EGY) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Seydina Drabo (BUR) | 4 | | |
| | | Andrés Rivera (COL) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Seydina Drabo (BUR) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Seydina Drabo (BUR) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Juan Chango (ECU) | 0 |
| | | Flamur Zuberi (SUI) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Juan Chango (ECU) | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Juan Chango (ECU) | 4 | | |
| Li Lai (CHN) | 11 | | | Davoud Etminani (GBR) | 3 | | |
| Matija Šantić (CRO) | 7 | Li Lai (CHN) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Davoud Etminani (GBR) | 4 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 9 | | | | |
| Gino Fernald (SUR) | DQ | Gino Fernald (SUR) | 6 | | | | |
| Sergio Park (PAR) | | | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 7 | | |
| | | | | Sawatvilay Phimmasone (LAO) | 3 | | |
| | | Sawatvilay Phimmasone (LAO) | 6 | | | | |
| | | Lennart Formann (DEN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 8 |
| | | Thaer Alwan (IRQ) | DQ | | | | |
| | | Mohamed Mohamed (PLE) | | | | | |
| | | | | Thaer Alwan (IRQ) | 3 | | |
| Gabriel Maseko (ZAM) | | | | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | 17 | | |
| Mokdad Ounis (GER) | DQ | Mokdad Ounis (GER) | DQ | | | | |
| | | Torann Maizeroi (FRA) | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 10 | | | | |
| Farkhod Negmatov (TJK) | | Obdulio Pacheco (HON) | 2 | | | | |
| Obdulio Pacheco (HON) | DQ | | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 15 | | |
| | | | | Benaiah Torkornoo (GHA) | 3 | | |
| | | David Rajab (GUY) | | | | | |
| | | Benaiah Torkornoo (GHA) | WD | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maxime Potvin (CAN) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Carlos Vásquez (VEN) | 4 |
| | | Carlos Vásquez (VEN) | 6 | | | | |
| | | Issa Bamba (CIV) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Carlos Vásquez (VEN) | 11 | | |
| Fathi Gerwash (LBA) | | | | Jan Petter Hammer (NOR) | 10 | | |
| Vaughn Scott (NZL) | DQ | Vaughn Scott (NZL) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Jan Petter Hammer (NOR) | 12 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | Burak Hasan (AUS) | 5 | | | | |
| Christos Pilavakis (CYP) | 0 | Kārlis Orleāns (LAT) | 4 | | | | |
| Kārlis Orleāns (LAT) | 3 | | | Burak Hasan (AUS) | 2 | | |
| Sean Joyce (IRL) | 5 | | | Taisei Hojo (JPN) | 4 | | |
| David Tancik (SLO) | 2 | Sean Joyce (IRL) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Taisei Hojo (JPN) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Taisei Hojo (JPN) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 8 |
| | | Eduardo Rodrigues (POR) | 2 | | | | |
| | | István Király (HUN) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Eduardo Rodrigues (POR) | 0 | | |
| Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) | 7 | | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 8 | | |
| Bojan Bjelić (SRB) | 3 | Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Alireza Nasr Azadani (IRI) | 10 | | | | |