Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 97 kg

The men's freestyle 97 kilograms (light heavyweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 30 August 1962.[1]

Men's freestyle 97 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates28–30 August 1962
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
gold medal    India
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    Pakistan
← 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
0   Maruti Mane (IND) 0 Fall 8:05 4   Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG) 4
4   Jong Tamnge (INA) 4 Fall 4:04 0   Muhammad Niaz (PAK) 0
0   Haruo Takagi (JPN) Bye

2nd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
2   Haruo Takagi (JPN) 2 Draw 2   Maruti Mane (IND) 2
8   Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG) 4 Fall 2:14 0   Jong Tamnge (INA) 4
0   Muhammad Niaz (PAK) Bye

3rd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
2   Muhammad Niaz (PAK) 2 Draw 2   Haruo Takagi (JPN) 4
3   Maruti Mane (IND) 1 Decision 3   Jong Tamnge (INA) 7

4th round

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TBM BM BM TBM
5   Muhammad Niaz (PAK) 3 Decision 1   Maruti Mane (IND) 4
4   Haruo Takagi (JPN) Bye

Final standing

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Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3 4
    Maruti Mane (IND) 0 2 1 1 4 3
    Haruo Takagi (JPN) Bye 2 2 Bye 4 4
    Muhammad Niaz (PAK) 0 Bye 2 3 5 5
4   Jong Tamnge (INA) 4 0 3 7
5   Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG) 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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