Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 70 kg explained

Event:Men's freestyle 70 kg
Games:1962 Asian Games
Venue:Ikada Sports Hall
Dates:28–30 August 1962
Competitors:7
Nations:7
Gold:Kazuo Abe
Goldnoc:JPN
Silver:Udey Chand
Silvernoc:IND
Bronze:Ghulam Rasool
Bronzenoc:PAK
Prev:1958
Next:1966

See main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games.

The men's freestyle 70 kilograms (lightweight) 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
14:30 5th round

Results

1st round

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0 0 Fall 0:14 4 4
3 3 Decision 1 1
3 3 Decision 1 1
0 Bye

2nd round

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4 4 Fall 8:57 0 0
bgcolor=pink8 4 Walkover 0 3
4 3 Decision 1 4
1 Bye

3rd round

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2 1 Decision 3 bgcolor=pink7
1 1 Decision 3 bgcolor=pink7
bgcolor=pink7 4 Fall 1:04 0 4

4th round

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3 1 Decision 3 4
4 Bye

5th round

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8 4 Fall 1:37 0 4
3 Bye

Final standing

RankAthleteRound
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bgcolor=gold1 Bye 1 bgcolor=gold1 Bye 3 2
0 0 1 bgcolor=gold3 bgcolor=gold0 4 3
bgcolor=gold3 1 0 Bye bgcolor=gold4 8 7
43 0 4 7
51 3 3 7
6Bye 4 3 7
74 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.