Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 87 kg

The men's middleweight (−87 kilograms) event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China.

Men's 87 kg
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueGuangdong Gymnasium
Date17 November 2010
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Iran
silver medal    South Korea
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    Vietnam
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A total of eleven competitors from eleven different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 87 kilograms.

The defending champion Yousef Karami of Iran won the gold medal after beating Park Yong-hyun of South Korea in gold medal match 4–3, He beat athletes from Bahrain and China before reaching the final. The bronze medal was shared by Yin Zhimeng of China and Nguyễn Trọng Cường from Vietnam.[1]

Athletes from Jordan, Bahrain, Indonesia and Lebanon shared the fifth place.

Schedule edit

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 09:00 1/8 finals
14:00 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
16:30 Final

Results edit

1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Rizal Samsir (INA) 1
  Sonam Penjor (BHU) 0   Yin Zhimeng (CHN) 11
  Yin Zhimeng (CHN) 8   Yin Zhimeng (CHN) 1
  Yousef Karami (IRI) 3
  Yousef Karami (IRI) 7
  Abdulkarim Moosa (BRN) 2
  Yousef Karami (IRI) 4
  Park Yong-hyun (KOR) 3
  Park Yong-hyun (KOR) 7
  Gayan Kumara (SRI) 2   Yazan Al-Sadeq (JOR) 1
  Yazan Al-Sadeq (JOR) 13   Park Yong-hyun (KOR) 17
  Jad Moussalli (LIB) 4   Nguyễn Trọng Cường (VIE) 2
  Mohammed Kahla (PLE) 1   Jad Moussalli (LIB) 1
  Nguyễn Trọng Cường (VIE) 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Iranian Karami wins men's 87kg taekwondo Asiad gold". Xinhua News Agency. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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