Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms (featherweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 August 1962.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
    Japan
    Pakistan
    Indonesia

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 (UTC+07:30)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 25 August 196208:001st round
Sunday, 26 August 196208:002nd round
Monday, 27 August 196208:003rd round

Results

1st round

FBM BM BM FBM
1 Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)1Decision3 Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)3
0 Rachman Firdaus (INA)Bye

2nd round

FBM BM BM FBM
3 Rachman Firdaus (INA)3Decision1 Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)2
3 Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)Bye

3rd round

FBM BM BM FBM
4 Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)1Decision3 Rachman Firdaus (INA)6
2 Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)
 Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)
 Rachman Firdaus (INA)

References

  1. "Andalkar and Malwa Win Gold Medals". The Indian Express. 28 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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