Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 72 kg
| Men's 72 kg at the 2002 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Gudeok Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 October 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 54 kg | 47 kg | |
| 58 kg | 51 kg | |
| 62 kg | 55 kg | |
| 67 kg | 59 kg | |
| 63 kg | ||
| 78 kg | 67 kg | |
| 84 kg | 72 kg | |
| +84 kg | +72 kg | |
The men's lightweight (−72 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on 10 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 October 2002 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| Round 2 | ||
| Round 3 | ||
| Semifinals | ||
| 19:50 | Final |
Results
- Legend
- DQ — Won by disqualification
- K — Won by knockout
- R — Won by referee stop contest
- W — Won by withdrawal
Final
| Final | |||
 Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 4 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Lee Jae-shin (KOR)
| 3 | ||
Top half
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Alexander Briones (PHI)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Hamed Stanekzai (AFG)
| 1 |  Niranjan Shrestha (NEP)
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| Niranjan Shrestha (NEP)
| 5 | Alexander Briones (PHI)
| 4 | ||||||||||||
 Yesbol Yerden (KAZ)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Yesbol Yerden (KAZ)
| 15R | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Viktor Kim (KGZ)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Yesbol Yerden (KAZ)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||
 Ali Al-Najar (KSA)
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 In Phanna (CAM)
| DQ | ||||||||||||||
| In Phanna (CAM)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||
 Thamer Al-Daihani (KUW)
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| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| DQ | ||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Iyad Al-Saify (JOR)
| DQ | ||||||||||||||
 Timur Nurullaev (UZB)
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| Iyad Al-Saify (JOR)
| 19K | ||||||||||||||
 Ali Mohamed Al-Banna (BRN)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ali Mohamed Al-Banna (BRN)
| DQ | ||||||||||||||
 Ammar Al-Arami (YEM)
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| Iyad Al-Saify (JOR)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Jae-shin (KOR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Bashar Abdeljawad (PLE)
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 Praban Saikia (IND)
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Praban Saikia (IND)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Jae-shin (KOR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Sonam Penjor (BHU)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Jae-shin (KOR)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||