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

Event:Men's freestyle 63 kg
Games:1962 Asian Games
Venue:Ikada Sports Hall
Dates:28–30 August 1962
Competitors:6
Nations:6
Gold:Osamu Watanabe
Goldnoc:JPN
Silver:Muhammad Akhtar
Silvernoc:PAK
Bronze:Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
Bronzenoc:AFG
Prev:1958
Next:1966

See main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games.

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

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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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3 3 Decision 1 1
0 0 Fall 8:41 4 4
4 4 Fall 4:03 0 0

2nd round

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4 1 Decision 3 3
1 0 Fall 1:16 4 bgcolor=pink8
bgcolor=pink8 4 Fall 2:04 0 0

3rd round

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5 1 Decision 3 3
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4th round

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3 1 Decision 3 6
5 Bye

Final standing

RankAthleteRound
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bgcolor=gold1 0 1 bgcolor=gold1 3 2
bgcolor=gold3 1 bgcolor=gold1 Bye 5 4
0 0 bgcolor=gold3 bgcolor=gold3 6 6
40 3 3 6
54 4 8
54 4 8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India's Mane Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling. 31 August 1962. The Indian Express. 8. 12 April 2019.