Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines between 1 and 3 May 1954. The competition included only men's freestyle events.

Wrestling
at the 1954 Asian Games
Dates1–3 May 1954
1958 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(52 kg)
Din Muhammad
  Pakistan
Yushu Kitano
  Japan
Basilio Fabila
  Philippines
Bantamweight
(57 kg)
Minoru Iizuka
  Japan
Han Duk-hung
  South Korea
Muhammad Amin
  Pakistan
Featherweight
(62 kg)
Shigeru Kasahara
  Japan
Mansueto Napilay
  Philippines
Kim Yung-jun
  South Korea
Lightweight
(67 kg)
Takeo Shimotori
  Japan
B. G. Kashid
  India
Muhammad Ashraf
  Pakistan
Welterweight
(73 kg)
Yutaka Kaneko
  Japan
Abdul Rashid
  Pakistan
Lim Bae-young
  South Korea
Middleweight
(79 kg)
Kazuo Katsuramoto
  Japan
Nicolas Arcales
  Philippines
Sohan Singh
  India
Heavyweight
(+87 kg)
Kenzo Fukuda
  Japan
Baryalai Naseri
  Afghanistan
None awarded

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan (JPN)6107
2  Pakistan (PAK)1124
3  Philippines (PHI)0213
4  South Korea (KOR)0123
5  India (IND)0112
6  Afghanistan (AFG)0101
Totals (6 entries)77620

Participating nations

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A total of 32 athletes from 8 nations competed in wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games:

References

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