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 1962
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Pakistan
silver medal    India
bronze medal    Japan
← 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

Results

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1st round

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TBM BM BM TBM
0   Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG) 0 Fall 3:00 4   Soewandi (INA) 4
3   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 3 Decision 1   Sajjan Singh (IND) 1
4   Fernando Garcia (PHI) 4 Fall 2:00 0   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 0

2nd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
4   Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG) 4 Fall 3:59 0   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 3
6   Soewandi (INA) 2 Draw 2   Fernando Garcia (PHI) 6
4   Sajjan Singh (IND) 3 Decision 1   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 1

3rd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
7   Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG) 3 Decision 1   Sajjan Singh (IND) 5
5   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 2 Draw 2   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 3

Final standing

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Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3
    Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 0 1 2 3 3
    Sajjan Singh (IND) 1 3 1 5 4
    Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 3 0 2 5 5
4   Mohammad Asif Kohkan (AFG) 0 4 3 7
5   Soewandi (INA) 4 2 6
6   Fernando Garcia (PHI) 4 2 6

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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