Wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games
Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1958 Asian Games in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan between 25 and 27 May 1958. The competition included only men's freestyle events.
| Wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Korakuen Ice Palace |
| Dates | 25–27 May |
| Competitors | 44 from 7 nations |
The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall.
Schedule
| ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 25th Sun | 26th Mon | 27th Tue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle 52 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 57 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 62 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 67 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 73 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 79 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle 87 kg | ● | ● | ● |
| Men's freestyle +87 kg | ● | ● | ● |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Ryoji Yoshida.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Khalil Rayatpanah.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
Shujah-ud-Din Pakistan |
| Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Minoru Iizuka Japan |
Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan |
Gholam Hossein Zandi Iran |
| Featherweight (62 kg) |
Kiyoshi Nakagawa Japan |
Siraj Din Pakistan |
Nasser Givehchi Iran |
| Lightweight (67 kg) |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran |
Kazuo Abe Japan |
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| Welterweight (73 kg) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
Jahanbakht Tofigh Iran |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan |
| Middleweight (79 kg) |
Takashi Nagai Japan |
Nabi Sorouri Iran |
Nicolas Arcales.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines |
| Light heavyweight (87 kg) |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Haruo Takagi Japan |
Hwang Chae-won South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Abbas Zandi Iran |
Muhammad Nazir Pakistan |
Mitsuhiro Ohira Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Iran (IRN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 44 athletes from 7 nations competed in wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games:
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