Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 78 kg

Taekwondo competition

Men's 78 kg
at the 2006 Asian Games

Venue

Qatar SC Indoor Hall

Date

8 December 2006

Competitors

16 from 16 nations

Medalists

	Abdulqader Hikmat	Qatar
	Mehdi Bibak	Iran
	Liao Chia-hsing	Chinese Taipei
	Deepak Bista	Nepal

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The men's welterweight (−78 kilograms) taekwondo event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on 8 December 2006 at Qatar SC Indoor Hall, Doha, Qatar.

A total of sixteen competitors from sixteen countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 78 kilograms.

Abdulqader Hikmat Sarhan of Qatar won his country's first ever Asian Games taekwondo gold medal after beating 1998 Asian Games gold medalist Mehdi Bibak of Iran in a controversial final 8–5. Bibak claimed he was cheated by the officials and he had so much more valid kicks than his Qatari opponent.

Liao Chia-hsing of Chinese Taipei and Deepak Bista from Nepal lost in semifinal and won the bronze medal.

Schedule

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Date	Time	Event
Friday, 8 December 2006	14:00	1/8 finals
		Quarterfinals
		Semifinals
		Final

Results

1/8 finals		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Mehdi Bibak (IRI)	11
Georgiy Chernov (UZB)	7	Mehdi Bibak (IRI)	10
Sonam Penjor (BHU)	0	Moataz Akkam (SYR)	8
Moataz Akkam (SYR)	7			Mehdi Bibak (IRI)	1
Ali Al-Mutawa (BRN)	2			Liao Chia-hsing (TPE)	0
Pan Dongdong (CHN)	1	Ali Al-Mutawa (BRN)	1
Liao Chia-hsing (TPE)	6	Liao Chia-hsing (TPE)	2
Ernesto Juan Mendoza (PHI)	1					Mehdi Bibak (IRI)	5
Yahya Al-Ahdal (YEM)	2					Abdulqader Hikmat (QAT)	8
Bader Al-Enezi (KUW)	9	Bader Al-Enezi (KUW)	2
Deepak Bista (NEP)	3	Deepak Bista (NEP)	3
Ahmed Mabrouk (PLE)	1			Deepak Bista (NEP)	1
Basuki Nugroho (INA)	1			Abdulqader Hikmat (QAT)	8
Abdulqader Hikmat (QAT)	4	Abdulqader Hikmat (QAT)	2
Mohammad Ahangarzada (AFG)	1	Yasser Al-Harbi (KSA)	1
Yasser Al-Harbi (KSA)	3