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Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August 1962
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
gold medal Tokuaki Fujita   Japan
silver medal Muhammad Akhtar   Pakistan
bronze medal Rachman Firdaus   Indonesia
1974 →
Wrestling at the
1962 Asian Games
FreestyleGreco-Roman
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
63 kg63 kg
70 kg70 kg
78 kg78 kg
87 kg87 kg
97 kg97 kg
+97 kg+97 kg
Main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games

The men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms (featherweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 August 1962.

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 1962 08:00 1st round
Sunday, 26 August 1962 08:00 2nd round
Monday, 27 August 1962 08:00 3rd round

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
1  Tokuaki Fujita (JPN) 1 Decision 3  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 3
0  Rachman Firdaus (INA) Bye

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
3  Rachman Firdaus (INA) 3 Decision 1  Tokuaki Fujita (JPN) 2
3  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) Bye

3rd round

TBM BM BM TBM
4  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 1 Decision 3  Rachman Firdaus (INA) 6
2  Tokuaki Fujita (JPN) Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tokuaki Fujita (JPN) 1 1 Bye 2 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) 3 Bye 1 4 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Rachman Firdaus (INA) Bye 3 3 6 6

References

  1. "Andalkar and Malwa Win Gold Medals". The Indian Express. 28 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

External links

Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
1962: 63 kg • 1974–1994: 62 kg • 1998: 63 kg • 2002–2010: 60 kg
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