2013 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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.
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