Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games
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Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1962 Asian Games in Ikada Sports Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia between 25 and 30 August 1962. The competition included only men's events.
Contents
Medalists
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Noriyuki Harada Japan |
Chang Chang-son South Korea |
Malwa India |
| Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Tadashi Asai Japan |
Siraj Din Pakistan |
Choi Young-kil South Korea |
| Featherweight (63 kg) |
Osamu Watanabe Japan |
Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan |
Mohammad Ibrahim Afghanistan |
| Lightweight (70 kg) |
Kazuo Abe Japan |
Udey Chand India |
Ghulam Rasool Pakistan |
| Welterweight (78 kg) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan |
Lakshmikant Pandey India |
| Middleweight (87 kg) |
Faiz Muhammad Pakistan |
Sajjan Singh India |
Shunichi Kawano Japan |
| Light heavyweight (97 kg) |
Maruti Mane India |
Haruo Takagi Japan |
Muhammad Niaz Pakistan |
| Heavyweight (+97 kg) |
Muhammad Saeed Pakistan |
Ganpat Andhalkar India |
Jiro Seki Japan |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Malwa India |
Tsutomu Hanahara Japan |
Mujari Indonesia |
| Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
Siraj Din Pakistan |
Narin Ghume India |
| Featherweight (63 kg) |
Tokuaki Fujita Japan |
Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan |
Rachman Firdaus Indonesia |
| Lightweight (70 kg) |
Yoichi Sasaki Japan |
Udey Chand India |
Ghulam Rasool Pakistan |
| Welterweight (78 kg) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan |
Oh Jae-young South Korea |
| Middleweight (87 kg) |
Shunichi Kawano Japan |
Sajjan Singh India |
Faiz Muhammad Pakistan |
| Light heavyweight (97 kg) |
Muhammad Niaz Pakistan |
Haruo Takagi Japan |
Shared silver |
| Maruti Mane India |
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| Heavyweight (+97 kg) |
Ganpat Andhalkar India |
Muhammad Saeed Pakistan |
Jiro Seki Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  India (IND) |
3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 59 athletes from 8 nations competed in wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games:
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