Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 87 kg

The men's freestyle 87 kilograms (middleweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 29 August 1962.[1]

Men's freestyle 87 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates28–29 August
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
    Pakistan
    India
    Japan

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
Tuesday, 28 August 196208:001st round
Wednesday, 29 August 196208:002nd round
14:303rd round

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
0 Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG)0Fall 3:004 Soewandi (INA)4
3 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)3Decision1 Sajjan Singh (IND)1
4 Fernando Garcia (PHI)4Fall 2:000 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)0

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
4 Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG)4Fall 3:590 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)3
6 Soewandi (INA)2Draw2 Fernando Garcia (PHI)6
4 Sajjan Singh (IND)3Decision1 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)1

3rd round

TBM BM BM TBM
7 Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG)3Decision1 Sajjan Singh (IND)5
5 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)2Draw2 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)3

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)
 Sajjan Singh (IND)
 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)
4  Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG)
5  Soewandi (INA)
6  Fernando Garcia (PHI)

References

  1. "India's Mane Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling". The Indian Express. 31 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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