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

Event:	Men's freestyle 97 kg
Games:	1962 Asian Games
Venue:	Ikada Sports Hall
Dates:	28–30 August 1962
Competitors:	5
Nations:	5
Gold:	Maruti Mane
Goldnoc:	IND
Silver:	Haruo Takagi
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Muhammad Niaz
Bronzenoc:	PAK
Prev:	1958
Next:	1966

See main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games.

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]

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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0		0	Fall 8:05	4		4
4		4	Fall 4:04	0		0
0					Bye

2nd round

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2		2	Draw	2		2
bgcolor=pink	8		4	Fall 2:14	0		4
0					Bye

3rd round

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2		2	Draw	2		4
3		1	Decision	3		bgcolor=pink	7

4th round

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5		3	Decision	1		4
4					Bye

Final standing

Rank	Athlete	Round
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		0	bgcolor=gold	2	1	bgcolor=gold	1	4	3
		Bye	bgcolor=gold	2	bgcolor=gold	2	Bye	4	4
		0	Bye	bgcolor=gold	2	bgcolor=gold	3	5	5
4		4	0	3		7
5		4	4			8

External links

• UWW Database

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.