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| 1987 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Mumbai, India |
| Dates | 13–17 October |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman |  Japan |
The 1987 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Mumbai, India. The event took place from 13 to 17 October 1987. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | India | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 |  Iraq | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 59 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 43 | Japan | 42 |
| 2 | Japan | 38 | Iran | 39 |
| 3 | India | 36 | India | 37 |
| 4 | North Korea | 23 | South Korea | 33 |
| 5 | South Korea | 22 | Iraq | 16 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Goun Duk-yong South Korea | Mohsen Taheri Iran | Yasuichi Ebina Japan |
| 52 kg | Ahad Pazaj Iran | Ashok Kumar India | Lee Sang-ho South Korea |
| 57 kg | Isao Kawamoto Japan | Kim Jin-wan South Korea | Ghazi Faisal Iraq |
| 62 kg | Kim Seong-min South Korea | Taizo Deguchi Japan | Gian Singh India |
| 68 kg | Lee Sam-sung South Korea | Hamid Rahimi Iran | Yasushi Miyake Japan |
| 74 kg | Hiromichi Ito Japan | Mousa Tabatabaei Iran | Dinesh Kumar India |
| 82 kg | Kim Sang-kyu South Korea | Nozomi Kobayashi Japan | Nasser Khalili Iran |
| 90 kg | Toru Higashide Japan | Hassan Babak Iran | Bhim Singh India |
| 100 kg | Mohammad Naderi Iran | Malkhan Singh India | Masahiko Fukube Japan |
| 130 kg | Farhan Jassim Iraq | Ram Asre India | None awarded |
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