2011 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight Taekwondo competitionMen's middleweight at the 2011 World ChampionshipsVenueGyeongju Indoor StadiumDates5–6 May 2011Competitors58 from 58 nationsMedalists Yousef Karami Iran Cha Dong-min South Korea Jon García Spain Carlo Molfetta Italy← 20092013 → 2011 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsMenWomenFinweight54 kg46 kgFlyweight58 kg49 kgBantamweight63 kg53 kgFeatherweight68 kg57 kgLightweight74 kg62 kgWelterweight80 kg67 kgMiddleweight87 kg73 kgHeavyweight+87 kg+73 kgMain article: 2011 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsThe Men's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, South Korea on May 5 and May 6. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 87 kilograms in body mass. ResultsLegend DQ — Won by disqualification K — Won by knockout P — Won by punitive declaration W — Won by withdrawalFinalsSemifinals Final Yousef Karami (IRI) 7P Jon García (ESP) 1 Yousef Karami (IRI) 8 Carlo Molfetta (ITA) 4 Cha Dong-min (KOR) 6 Cha Dong-min (KOR) 5 Top halfSection 1Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Yousef Karami (IRI) 8 Patroba Abade (KEN) Kenneth Edwards (JAM) 3 Kenneth Edwards (JAM) DQ Yousef Karami (IRI) 7 Vitoldas Dzikevič (LTU) DQ Zheng Yi (CHN) 1 Temitope Ayodele (NGR) Vitoldas Dzikevičius (LTU) 0 Tarek Gaber (EGY) 5 Zheng Yi (CHN) 4 Zheng Yi (CHN) 8 Yousef Karami (IRI) 6 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 0W Ivan Nikitin (RUS) 2 Biribo Tara (KIR) 0 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 5W Łukasz Śmigaj (POL) 12 Łukasz Śmigaj (POL) 2 Hung Man Chun (HKG) 0 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 2 Chen Hung-tzung (TPE) 1 Ivan Nikitin (RUS) 6 Tudor Sanon (HAI) 7 Tudor Sanon (HAI) 1 Mufid Isaković (BIH) 1 Ivan Nikitin (RUS) 5 Ivan Nikitin (RUS) 6 Section 2Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Jon García (ESP) 15 Manipal Singh (IND) 4 Tomáš Kališka (SVK) 3 Tomáš Kališka (SVK) 7 Jon García (ESP) 4 Edmond Ayer (GHA) Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) 1 Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) DQ Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) 7 Carlos Bautista (DOM) Jad Moussalli (LIB) 4 Jad Moussalli (LIB) DQ Jon García (ESP) 8 Adrian Spellen (GUY) 0 Alberto Celestrin (GER) 3 Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 4 Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 3 Rigoberto Sánchez (MEX) 1 Alberto Celestrin (GER) 7 Alberto Celestrin (GER) 1 Alberto Celestrin (GER) 6 Nikola Bojo (CRO) 12 Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 5 Đorđe Marčetić (SRB) 9 Nikola Bojo (CRO) 2 Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 11 Bottom halfSection 3Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Carlo Molfetta (ITA) 6 Arsenio Nhandime (MOZ) 0 Ihar Rasakhatski (BLR) 2 Ihar Rasakhatski (BLR) 8K Carlo Molfetta (ITA) 16 Aydal Ozalp (AUS) 6 Damon Sansum (GBR) 8 Damon Sansum (GBR) 7 Damon Sansum (GBR) 5P Sagynysh Kalimbetov (KAZ) DQ Sagynysh Kalimbetov (KAZ) 3 Carlos Rivas (VEN) Carlo Molfetta (ITA) 10 Anthony Obame (GAB) 12 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 7 Epati Lafaialii (SAM) 0 Anthony Obame (GAB) 4 Jakub Šťastný (CZE) DQ Jakub Šťastný (CZE) 1 Carlos Cañas (COL) Anthony Obame (GAB) 5 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 14 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 7 Nua Rukaj (ALB) 0 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 6 Mohamed El-Kharzazi (MAR) 5 Section 4Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Augustin Bata (FRA) 3 Kyriakos Stratouras (CYP) 2 Augustin Bata (FRA) 3 Christoph Decker (AUT) 6 Tavakkul Bayramov (AZE) 2 Tavakkul Bayramov (AZE) 7 Augustin Bata (FRA) 8 Igor Moraes (BRA) 1 Carlos Liebig (CHI) 6 Đinh Quang Đức (VIE) 2 Đinh Quang Đức (VIE) 3 Dafydd Sanders (NZL) 5 Carlos Liebig (CHI) 5 Carlos Liebig (CHI) 6 Augustin Bata (FRA) 1 Cha Dong-min (KOR) 5 Cha Dong-min (KOR) 5 Jason Neville (USA) 3 Cha Dong-min (KOR) 15 Fanfan Kikima (COD) Jurmen Amiena (SUR) 1 Jurmen Amiena (SUR) DQ Cha Dong-min (KOR) 8 Björn Thorleifsson (ISL) 6 François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) 2 Volodymyr Krasitskyy (UKR) 4 Björn Thorleifsson (ISL) 3 François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) 6 ReferencesDraw DrawWorld Champions in Taekwondo – Men's Middleweight 1975: Yang Young-kwon (KOR) 1977: Hur Song (KOR) 1979: Kim Sang-chun (KOR) 1982: Kim Sang-chun (KOR) 1983: Lee Dong-jun (KOR) 1985: Lee Dong-jun (KOR) 1987: Lee Kye-haeng (KOR) 1989: Jeong Yong-suk (KOR) 1991: Yoon Soon-cheol (KOR) 1993: Mickaël Meloul (FRA) 1995: Lee Dong-wan (KOR) 1997: Lee Dong-wan (KOR) 1999: Majid Aflaki (IRI) 2001: Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 2003: Yousef Karami (IRI) 2005: Oh Seon-taek (KOR) 2007: Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 2009: Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 2011: Yousef Karami (IRI) 2013: Rafael Alba (CUB) 2015: Radik Isayev (AZE) 2017: Alexander Bachmann (GER) 2019: Vladislav Larin (RUS) 2022: Mehdi Khodabakhshi (SRB) 2023: Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 1975–1977: −80 kg 1979–1983: −78 kg 1985–1997: −83 kg 1999–2007: −84 kg 2009–present: −87 kg