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

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.

Men's 78 kg at the 2006 Asian Games
Venue	Qatar SC Indoor Hall
Date	8 December
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Abdulqader Hikmat    Qatar   Mehdi Bibak    Iran   Liao Chia-hsing    Chinese Taipei   Deepak Bista    Nepal

Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games
	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

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.