Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 70 kilograms (lightweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 August 1962.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
    Japan
    India
    Pakistan

The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with only preliminary results amongst them carried forward.

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesian Time (UTC+07:30)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 25 August 196208:001st round
Sunday, 26 August 196208:002nd round
Monday, 27 August 196208:003rd round
14:304th round

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
2 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)2Draw2 Joseph Taliwongso (INA)2
0 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)0Fall 1:454 Henry Victor Perera (CEY)4
0 Udey Chand (IND)Bye

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
1 Udey Chand (IND)1Decision3 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)5
6 Joseph Taliwongso (INA)4Fall 3:420 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)0

3rd round

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same wrestlers that were already wrestled during the early rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.
FBM BM BM FBM
4 Udey Chand (IND)3Decision1 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)1
3 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)Bye

4th round

FBM BM BM FBM
6 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)3Decision1 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)2
4 Udey Chand (IND)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)
 Udey Chand (IND)
 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)
4  Joseph Taliwongso (INA)
5  Henry Victor Perera (CEY)

References

  1. "Andalkar and Malwa Win Gold Medals". The Indian Express. 28 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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