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

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]

Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
    Japan
    India
    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
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
 Shunichi Kawano (JPN)
 Sajjan Singh (IND)
 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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