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

Event:Men's 87 kg
Games:2010 Asian Games
Venue:Guangdong Gymnasium
Date:17 November 2010
Competitors:11
Nations:11
Gold:Yousef Karami
Goldnoc:IRI
Silver:Park Yong-hyun
Silvernoc:KOR
Bronze:Yin Zhimeng
Bronzenoc:CHN
Bronze2:Nguyễn Trọng Cường
Bronzenoc2:VIE
Prev:2006
Next:2014

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

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

All times are China Standard Time

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

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iranian Karami wins men's 87kg taekwondo Asiad gold. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231215354/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2010-11/17/c_13610996.htm. dead. December 31, 2013. 17 November 2010. Xinhua News Agency. 23 December 2013.