Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
Venue Ikada Sports Hall
Dates 25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) – 27 August 1962 (1962-08-27)
Competitors 4 from 4 nations
Medalists
 Shunichi Kawano   Japan
 Sajjan Singh   India
 Faiz Muhammad   Pakistan

The men's Greco-Roman 87 kilograms (middleweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 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 (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
1 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)1Decision3 Soewandi (INA)3
2 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)2Draw2 Sajjan Singh (IND)2

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
3 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)2Draw2 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)4
7 Soewandi (INA)4Fall 7:160 Sajjan Singh (IND) 2

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 Faiz Muhammad (PAK)2Draw2 Sajjan Singh (IND)4
4 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st, gold medalist(s)  Shunichi Kawano (JPN)
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Sajjan Singh (IND)
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Faiz Muhammad (PAK)
4  Soewandi (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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