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    Japan
silver medal    Pakistan
bronze medal    Afghanistan

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.