Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 78 kg
| Men's 78 kg at the 2002 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Gudeok Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 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 | |
| 72 kg | 63 kg | |
| 78 kg | 67 kg | |
| 84 kg | 72 kg | |
| +84 kg | +72 kg | |
The men's welterweight (−78 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on 11 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.
A total of 14 men from 14 countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 78 kilograms. Oh Seon-taek of South Korea won the gold medal.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 October 2002 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 14:00 | Round 2 | |
| 14:00 | Semifinals | |
| 19:50 | Final |
Results
- Legend
- DQ — Won by disqualification
- K — Won by knockout
- R — Won by referee stop contest
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Majid Aflaki (IRI)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Donald Geisler (PHI)
| 7R | Donald Geisler (PHI)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Murad Al-Fakih (YEM)
| 0 | Majid Aflaki (IRI)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jasim Hameedi (BRN)
| 0 |  Oh Seon-taek (KOR)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oh Seon-taek (KOR)
| 4K | Oh Seon-taek (KOR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vishwa Deepak Jalan (IND)
| 3 |  Liao Chia-yi (TPE)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liao Chia-yi (TPE)
| 7 | Oh Seon-taek (KOR)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cheang Weng Mou (MAC)
|  Đinh Vương Duy (VIE)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Liu Yang (CHN)
| 11R | Liu Yang (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ranil Tharaka (SRI)
| DQ | Ranil Tharaka (SRI)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Antoine Abou-Jaoude (LIB)
| Liu Yang (CHN)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Basuki Nugroho (INA)
| 14 | Đinh Vương Duy (VIE)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdelhameed Atalla (QAT)
| 17 | Abdelhameed Atalla (QAT)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Đinh Vương Duy (VIE)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||