| 1983 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | 8–11 November 1983 |
| Stadium | Azadi Indoor Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Iran |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
The 1983 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Tehran, Iran. The event took place from November 8 to November 11, 1983.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 16 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  India | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 |  Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  China | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 58 | Iran | 58 |
| 2 | India | 40 | India | 46 |
| 3 | Japan | 39 | Japan | 24 |
| 4 | China | 21 | Pakistan | 22 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 17 | ||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Morteza Papinia Iran | Ram Pal India | Abid Hussain Pakistan |
| 52 kg | Ali Khani Iran | Sanaullah Pakistan | Kuldeep Singh India |
| 57 kg | Toshio Asakura Japan | Gholam Mohseni Iran | Rohtas Singh Dahiya India |
| 62 kg | Hossein Touranian Iran | Kazuhito Sakae Japan | Ashok Kumar India |
| 68 kg | Mohammad Bana Iran | Kokichi Sugino Japan | Jagmander Singh India |
| 74 kg | Mousa Tabatabaei Iran | Naresh Kumar India | Naomi Higuchi Japan |
| 82 kg | Fereydoun Behnampour Iran | Jagdish Kumar India | Muhammad Anwar Pakistan |
| 90 kg | Hassan Babak Iran | Abdul Majeed Maruwala Pakistan | Sukhbir Singh India |
| 100 kg | Kartar Singh India | Hesamoddin Jafari Iran | Khalid Ahmed Pakistan |
| +100 kg | Davoud Ayoub Iran | Rajinder Singh India | Hirokazu Okawa Japan |
49 competitors from 5 nations competed.
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