The men's lightweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 17 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Sándor Bárdosi from Hungary originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs. The IWGA has made reallocations of medals in this event.
Competition format A total of 15 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.
Results Main draw Score 1/16 Finals El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) Bye Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) W-L Chiang Cheng-an (TPE) John Traill (AUS) L-W Nachyn Mongush (RUS) Takashi Shimako (JPN) W-L Trent Sabo (USA) Blake Stacey (AUS) L-W Martin Johansen (NOR) Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) W-L Midat Kurbedinov (UKR) Ginji Kochi (JPN) L-W Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) Andrew Freund (USA) L-W Siim Mäe (EST) Quarterfinals El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) W-L Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) Nachyn Mongush (RUS) W-L Takashi Shimako (JPN) Martin Johansen (NOR) L-W Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) W-L Siim Mäe (EST)
Repechages Score 1/16 Repechages Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) Bye Takashi Shimako (JPN) W-L John Traill (AUS) Martin Johansen (NOR) L-W Midat Kurbedinov (UKR) Siim Mäe (EST) L-W Ginji Kochi (JPN) Repechages Quarterfinals Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) L-W Takashi Shimako (JPN) Midat Kurbedinov (UKR) L-W Ginji Kochi (JPN)
Semifinals Score Semifinals El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) L-W Nachyn Mongush (RUS) Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) L-W Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) Repechages Semifinals El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) W-L Ginji Kochi (JPN) Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) W-L Takashi Shimako (JPN)
Finals Score Gold medal match Nachyn Mongush (RUS) L-W Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) Bronze medal match Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) W-L El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)
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