Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 52 kg explained

Event:Men's freestyle 52 kg
Games:1962 Asian Games
Venue:Ikada Sports Hall
Dates:28–30 August 1962
Competitors:7
Nations:7
Gold:Noriyuki Harada
Goldnoc:JPN
Silver:Chang Chang-sun
Silvernoc:KOR
Bronze:Malwa Singh
Bronzenoc:IND
Prev:1958
Next:1966

See main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games.

The men's freestyle 52 kilograms (flyweight) 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

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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

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1 1 Decision 3 3
4 4 Fall 4:02 0 0
1 1 Decision 3 3
0 Bye

2nd round

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1 1 Decision 3 4
3 Bye

3rd round

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5 3 Decision 1 2
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4th round

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Final standing

RankAthleteRound
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0 1 1 1 3 0
1 3 1 1 6
3 Bye 1 3 7
41 1 3 3 8
5Bye 3 3 6
63 1 3 7
74 3 7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India's Mane Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling. 31 August 1962. The Indian Express. 8. 7 February 2014.