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

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]

Men's freestyle 63 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates28–30 August 1962
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Pakistan
bronze medal    Afghanistan
← 1958
1966 →

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

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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

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1st round

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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

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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

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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

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

Final standing

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Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3 4
    Osamu Watanabe (JPN) 1 0 1 1 3 2
    Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 3 1 1 Bye 5 4
    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

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  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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