1991 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
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Freestyle | |
Host city | New Delhi, India |
Dates | 17–19 April |
Stadium | Indira Gandhi Arena |
Greco-Roman | |
Host city | Tehran, Iran |
Dates | 16–18 May |
Champions | |
Freestyle | Iran |
Greco-Roman | South Korea |
The following is the final results of the 1991 Asian Wrestling Championships . [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Iran | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
2 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
3 | North Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
4 | China | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
8 | India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
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Team | Points | Team | Points | |
1 | Iran | 91 | South Korea | 47 |
2 | Mongolia | 75 | Iran | 43 |
3 | India | 63 | Japan | 35 |
4 | Japan | 54 | China | 32 |
5 | North Korea | 44 | Syria | 22 |
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