| Men's freestyle 78 kg at the 1962 Asian Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Ikada Sports Hall | |||||||||
| Dates | 28–30 August 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 52 kg | 52 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 63 kg | 63 kg | |
| 70 kg | 70 kg | |
| 78 kg | 78 kg | |
| 87 kg | 87 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | |
| +97 kg | +97 kg | |
The men's freestyle 78 kilograms (welterweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 30 August 1962. [1]
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.
All times are Western Indonesian Time (UTC+07:30)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 28 August 1962 | 08:00 | 1st round |
| Wednesday, 29 August 1962 | 08:00 | 2nd round |
| 14:30 | 3rd round | |
| Thursday, 30 August 1962 | 08:00 | 4th round |
| 14:30 | 5th round |
| TBM | BM | BM | TBM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Fall 2:44 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Fall 1:54 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Fall 0:32 | 4 | 4 |
| TBM | BM | BM | TBM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Fall 4:12 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Walkover | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Fall 1:01 | 4 | 8 |
| TBM | BM | BM | TBM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Fall 0:45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | Bye |
| TBM | BM | BM | TBM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Decision | 3 | 7 | ||
| 0 | Bye |
| TBM | BM | BM | TBM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | Draw | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Bye |
| Rank | Athlete | Round | TBM | FBM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Bye | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Bye | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Bye | 7 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||