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

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]

Men's freestyle 97 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates28–30 August
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
    India
    Japan
    Pakistan

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
Tuesday, 28 August 196208:001st round
Wednesday, 29 August 196208:002nd round
14:303rd round
Thursday, 30 August 196208:004th round

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
0 Maruti Mane (IND)0Fall 8:054 Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)4
4 Jong Tamnge (INA)4Fall 4:040 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)0
0 Haruo Takagi (JPN)Bye

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
2 Haruo Takagi (JPN)2Draw2 Maruti Mane (IND)2
8 Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)4Fall 2:140 Jong Tamnge (INA)4
0 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)Bye

3rd round

TBM BM BM TBM
2 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)2Draw2 Haruo Takagi (JPN)4
3 Maruti Mane (IND)1Decision3 Jong Tamnge (INA)7

4th 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
5 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)3Decision1 Maruti Mane (IND)3
4 Haruo Takagi (JPN)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Maruti Mane (IND)
 Haruo Takagi (JPN)
 Muhammad Niaz (PAK)
4  Jong Tamnge (INA)
5  Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)

References

  1. "India's Mane Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling". The Indian Express. 31 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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