Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms (light heavyweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 August 1962.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
    Pakistan
    Japan
    India

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

TBM BM BM TBM
4 Jong Tamnge (INA)4Fall 2:450 Haruo Takagi (JPN)0
2 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)2Draw2 Maruti Mane (IND)2

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
8 Jong Tamnge (INA)4Fall 4:210 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)2
2 Haruo Takagi (JPN)2Draw2 Maruti Mane (IND)4

3rd round

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same wrestlers that were already wrestled during the early rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.
FBM BM BM FBM
4 Haruo Takagi (JPN)2Draw2 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)4
4 Maruti Mane (IND)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)
 Haruo Takagi (JPN)
 Maruti Mane (IND)
4  Jong Tamnge (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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