Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 63 kg

Men's freestyle 63 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates28–30 August 1962
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal Osamu Watanabe   Japan
silver medal Muhammad Akhtar   Pakistan
bronze medal Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri   Afghanistan
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The men's freestyle 63 kilograms (featherweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 30 August 1962.[1]

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 1962 08:00 1st round
Wednesday, 29 August 1962 08:00 2nd round
14:30 3rd round
Thursday, 30 August 1962 08:00 4th round

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
3  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 3 Decision 1  Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 1
0  Chung Dong-goo (KOR) 0 Fall 8:41 4  Antonio Senosa (PHI) 4
4  Nana Surjana (INA) 4 Fall 4:03 0  Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri (AFG) 0

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
4  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 1 Decision 3  Chung Dong-goo (KOR) 3
1  Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 0 Fall 1:16 4  Nana Surjana (INA) 8
8  Antonio Senosa (PHI) 4 Fall 2:04 0  Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri (AFG) 0

3rd round

TBM BM BM TBM
5  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 1 Decision 3  Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri (AFG) 3
2  Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 1 Decision 3  Chung Dong-goo (KOR) 6

4th round

TBM BM BM TBM
3  Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 1 Decision 3  Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri (AFG) 6
5  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 1 0 1 1 3 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 3 1 1 Bye 5 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri (AFG) 0 0 3 3 6 6
4  Chung Dong-goo (KOR) 0 3 3 6
5  Nana Surjana (INA) 4 4 8
5  Antonio Senosa (PHI) 4 4 8

References

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

External links

  • UWW Database
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  • 1954–1958: 62 kg
  • 1962–1966: 63 kg
  • 1970–1994: 62 kg
  • 1998: 63 kg
  • 2002–2010: 60 kg
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