| 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  New Delhi, India |
| Dates | 18–22 April 2013 |
| Stadium | K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | India |
| Greco-Roman |  South Korea |
| Women |  China |
The 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships were held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. The event took place from 18 to 22 April 2013. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | China | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | India | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  North Korea | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Mongolia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Iran | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 |  Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | India | 48 | South Korea | 58 | China | 56 |
| 2 | Iran | 45 | Iran | 50 | Japan | 54 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 40 | Kazakhstan | 49 | Mongolia | 54 |
| 4 | South Korea | 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 | India | 49 |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 38 | Japan | 37 | Kazakhstan | 40 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 36 | China | 28 | South Korea | 27 |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 33 | India | 28 | North Korea | 26 |
| 8 | Japan | 32 | Uzbekistan | 27 |  Chinese Taipei | 23 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 26 | Tajikistan | 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 20 |
| 10 | China | 25 | Iraq | 13 | Vietnam | 19 |
237 competitors from 20 nations competed.
China (21) Chinese Taipei (10) India (21) Iran (14) Iraq (6) Japan (21) Jordan (3) Kazakhstan (21) Kyrgyzstan (18) Mongolia (14) North Korea (7)
Qatar (2) South Korea (21)
Sri Lanka (3)
Syria (8) Tajikistan (10)
Thailand (6)
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