2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight Taekwondo competitionMen's middleweight at the 2013 World ChampionshipsVenueExhibition Center of PueblaDates19 July 2013Competitors49 from 48 nationsMedalists Rafael Alba Cuba Ma Zhaoyong China Yassine Trabelsi Tunisia Radik Isayev Azerbaijan← 20112015 → 2013 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsMenWomenFinweight54 kg46 kgFlyweight58 kg49 kgBantamweight63 kg53 kgFeatherweight68 kg57 kgLightweight74 kg62 kgWelterweight80 kg67 kgMiddleweight87 kg73 kgHeavyweight+87 kg+73 kgMain article: 2013 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsThe men's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 19. Middleweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass.[1] ResultsDQ — Won by disqualification K — Won by knockout P — Won by punitive declaration W — Won by disqualificationFinalsSemifinals Final Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) 3 Rafael Alba (CUB) 9 Rafael Alba (CUB) 4 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 3 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 2 Radik Isayev (AZE) 2 Top halfSection 1Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Jason Neville (USA) 6 Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI) 18 Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI) 9 Shin Yeong-rae (KOR) 8 Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI) 9 Yang Yi-chang (TPE) 3 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 2 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 4 Rémy Alazoula (CAF) 5K Balázs Tóth (HUN) 3 Douglas Marcelino (BRA) 4 Douglas Marcelino (BRA) 6 Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI) 3 Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) 4 Ivan Nikitin (RUS) 1 Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) 15 Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) 2 Constantinos Odysseos (CYP) 1 Yassine Trabelsi (TUN) 11 Eje Celestin (TTO) 1 M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) 9 M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) 14 M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA) 7 Uche Chukwumerije (NGR) 4 Section 2Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) 5 Leonardo Salimbeni (ARG) 6 Steeven Molina (HON) 1 Steeven Molina (HON) 8 Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) 7 Tuarai Hery (FPO) 8 David Adjetey (GHA) 4 Vitoldas Dzikevič (LTU) 4 Tuarai Hery (FPO) 5 David Adjetey (GHA) 7P Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) 3 Rafael Alba (CUB) 9 Christian Alvarado (MEX) 0 Ángel Román (PUR) 1 Rafael Alba (CUB) 11 Rafael Alba (CUB) 4 Rafael Alba (CUB) 10 Jurmen Amiena (SUR) Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 3 Moisés Molinares (COL) DQ Moisés Molinares (COL) 11 Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 15 Bottom halfSection 3Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Seydou Gbané (CIV) 7 Kenneth Edwards (JAM) DQ Kenneth Edwards (JAM) 10 Jean Basile Kalisa (RWA) Kenneth Edwards (JAM) 18 Dafydd Sanders (NZL) 12 Dafydd Sanders (NZL) 4 Abdullah Al-Enezi (KUW) 7 Dafydd Sanders (NZL) DQ Fatai Souleymane (CHA) Kenneth Edwards (JAM) 6 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 7 Kristopher Uy (PHI) 5 Ioseb Osidze (GEO) 8 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 6 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 20 Ma Zhaoyong (CHN) 5 Dionys Kronreif (GER) 8 Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) 2 Aram Muñoz (ESP) 7 Dionys Kronreif (GER) 4 Jasur Baykuziyev (UZB) 7 Section 4Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) 5 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 8 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 6 Tomáš Kališka (SVK) 2 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 7 Anand Pandiarajan (WTF) 7 Ali Sarı (TUR) 6 Douglas Townsend (ISV) 4 Anand Pandiarajan (WTF) 3 Ali Sarı (TUR) 5 Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) 5 Radik Isayev (AZE) 9 Mohammed El-Hatri (NOR) 4 Đorđe Marčetić (SRB) 4 Radik Isayev (AZE) 9 Radik Isayev (AZE) 17 Radik Isayev (AZE) W Genadi Arustamyan (ARM) 19 Genadi Arustamyan (ARM) Michael Stevens (AUS) 4 Genadi Arustamyan (ARM) DQ Carlo Molfetta (ITA) References ^ Mexico to host 2013 World Taekwondo Championships Draw Results Results Book Pages 499–546[permanent dead link]World 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