2025 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's heavyweight

Men's heavyweight
at the 2025 World Championships
VenueTaihu International Expo Center
Dates24 October 2025
Competitors43 from 41 nations
Medalists
    South Korea
    Individual Neutral Athletes
    United States
    Great Britain

The men's heavyweight competition at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships was held on 24 October 2025 in Wuxi, China.[1][2] Heavyweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass.

Results

Legend
  • DQ — Won by disqualification
  • P — Won by punitive declaration
  • R — Won by referee stop contest

Finals

Semifinals Final
 Jonathan Healy (USA) 0 6
 Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 0 9    Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 5 8 6
 Caden Cunningham (GBR) 2 3    Rafail Aiukaev (AIN) 7 7 2
 Rafail Aiukaev (AIN) 4 9  

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Jonathan Healy (USA) 4 2R  
 Chioke Holder (BAR) 3 2    Luis Álvarez (VEN) 5 1  
 Luis Álvarez (VEN) 6 14    Jonathan Healy (USA) 5 2  
 Huang Yu-jen (TPE) 0 0  
 Huang Yu-jen (TPE) 6 10  
 Sotirios Michopoulos (GRE) 5 0  
 Jonathan Healy (USA) 12 9  
 Beibarys Kablan (KAZ) 6 5  
 Beibarys Kablan (KAZ) 6 4  
 Daniel Pinheiro (POR) 0 0    Paško Božić (CRO) 4 4  
 Paško Božić (CRO) 14 10    Beibarys Kablan (KAZ) 11 11 4
 Paivou Gomis (GBS) 0 0    Carlos Sansores (MEX) 3 7P 3
 Soufiane El-Asbi (MAR) 12 9    Soufiane El-Asbi (MAR) 0 3 2
 Carlos Sansores (MEX) 4 3 3

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Iván García (ESP) 3 1 9
 Seydina Seye (SEN) 7P 4R    Seydina Seye (SEN) 1 5 2
 Isa Saidi (AUT) 2 0    Iván García (ESP) 3 6 1
 Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 6 6 4
 Petros Andreou (CYP) 0 3  
 Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 3 5  
 Kang Sang-hyun (KOR) 9 2  
 Wang Yaoxi (CHN) 2 1  
 Omar El-Yazidi (FRA) 3 6  
 Patrik Divkovič (SLO) 2 5  
 Omar El-Yazidi (FRA) 7 1  
 Ali Akbar Amiri (AFG) 4 5    Wang Yaoxi (CHN) 10 6  
 César Silva (COL) 4 0    Ali Akbar Amiri (AFG) 0 2  
 Wang Yaoxi (CHN) 4 3  

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Marat Mavlonov (UZB) 2 10  
 Seyni Souleymane (NIG)        Jonathan Laurent (MRN) 0 0  
 Jonathan Laurent (MRN) D Q    Marat Mavlonov (UZB) 5 7  
 Mattia Molin (ITA) 2 5  
 Mattia Molin (ITA) 0 4 5
 Artsiom Plonis (AIN) 9 4 5
 Marat Mavlonov (UZB) 0 5  
 Caden Cunningham (GBR) 8 7  
 Abdullah Essam (EGY) 1 2 4
 Shiva Singh (IND) 1 2    Pedro Alves (BRA) 0 6 3
 Pedro Alves (BRA) 5 13    Abdullah Essam (EGY) 0 5  
 Alexandre Essogho (GAB) 12 8    Caden Cunningham (GBR) 9 7  
 Raihau Mai-Apa (FPO) 0 0    Alexandre Essogho (GAB) 0 8  
 Caden Cunningham (GBR) 12 10  

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Rafail Aiukaev (AIN) 5 5  
 Mamadou Bassirou Thiam (CAN) 3 0    Emre Kutalmış Ateşli (TUR) 2 0  
 Emre Kutalmış Ateşli (TUR) 9 2    Rafail Aiukaev (AIN) 4 9  
 Alasan Ann (GAM) 2 3 5  Aiden Stilley (AUS) 2 2  
 Charbel Kyrillos (LBN) 1 4 5  Charbel Kyrillos (LBN) 7 3  
 Aiden Stilley (AUS) 14 4  
 Rafail Aiukaev (AIN) 6P 7P  
 Andrii Harbar (UKR) 2 2  
 Krystian Haremza (POL) 0 2 4
 Andrii Harbar (UKR) 1 2 11
 Andrii Harbar (UKR) 6 1 4
 Ilir Soulimani (SUI) 1 0    Arian Salimi (IRI) 6 3 3
 Yoikel Goicochea (CUB) 4 12    Yoikel Goicochea (CUB) 0 2  
 Arian Salimi (IRI) 9 7  

References

  1. ^ "Event Outline – Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships" (PDF). World Taekwondo. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Draw – Day 1 (W-57 M+87)" (PDF). World Taekwondo. Retrieved 24 October 2025.