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 1962
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    India
bronze medal    Pakistan
1974 →

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

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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

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1st round

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TBM BM BM TBM
1   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 1 Decision 3   Soewandi (INA) 3
2   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 2 Draw 2   Sajjan Singh (IND) 2

2nd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
3   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 2 Draw 2   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 4
7   Soewandi (INA) 4 Fall 7:16 0   Sajjan Singh (IND) 2

3rd round

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TBM BM BM TBM
5   Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 2 Draw 2   Sajjan Singh (IND) 4
4   Shunichi Kawano (JPN) Bye

Final standing

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Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3
    Shunichi Kawano (JPN) 2 2 Bye 4 4[a]
    Sajjan Singh (IND) 2 0 2 4 4[a]
    Faiz Muhammad (PAK) 1 2 2 5 4[a]
4   Soewandi (INA) 3 4 7
  1. ^ a b c Total bad marks were used as the tiebreaker. Kawano and Singh were ranked by their body weights.

References

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