Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueIkada Sports Hall
Dates25–27 August 1962
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
1974 

The men's Greco-Roman 70 kilograms (lightweight) Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 25 to 27 August 1962. [1]

Contents

The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with only preliminary results amongst them carried forward.

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesian Time (UTC+07:30)

DateTimeEvent
Saturday, 25 August 196208:001st round
Sunday, 26 August 196208:002nd round
Monday, 27 August 196208:003rd round
14:304th round

Results

1st round

TBMBMBMTBM
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ghulam Rasool  (PAK)2Draw2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Joseph Taliwongso  (INA)2
0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoichi Sasaki  (JPN)0Fall 1:454Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Henry Victor Perera  (CEY)4
0Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)Bye

2nd round

TBMBMBMTBM
1Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)1Decision3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ghulam Rasool  (PAK)5
6Flag of Indonesia.svg  Joseph Taliwongso  (INA)4Fall 3:420Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoichi Sasaki  (JPN)0

3rd round

TBMBMBMTBM
4Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)3Decision1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoichi Sasaki  (JPN)1
5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ghulam Rasool  (PAK)Bye

4th round

TBMBMBMTBM
8Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ghulam Rasool  (PAK)3Decision1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoichi Sasaki  (JPN)2
4Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)Bye

Final standing

RankAthleteRoundTBMFBM
1234
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoichi Sasaki  (JPN)001122
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)013Bye44
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Ghulam Rasool  (PAK)23Bye386
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Joseph Taliwongso  (INA)246
5Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Henry Victor Perera  (CEY)44

References

  1. "Andalkar and Malwa Win Gold Medals". The Indian Express. 28 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2014.