Wrestling at the 1966 Asian Games

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Wrestling
at the 1966 Asian Games
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Dates10–13 December 1966
  1962
1970  

Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 10 and 13 December 1966. The competition included only men's freestyle events.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
(52 kg)
Shigeo Nakata
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ali Akbar Heidari
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Shamrao Sable
Flag of India.svg  India
Bantamweight
(57 kg)
Tadamichi Tanaka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mohammad Ali Farrokhian
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Bishambar Singh
Flag of India.svg  India
Featherweight
(63 kg)
Masaaki Kaneko
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ebrahim Seifpour
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Chang Kyung-mu
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Lightweight
(70 kg)
Abdollah Movahed
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Yoshiharu Tobita
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Udey Chand
Flag of India.svg  India
Welterweight
(78 kg)
Muhammad Bashir
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Hossein Tahami
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Suh Young-suk
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Middleweight
(87 kg)
Tatsuo Sasaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mahmoud Moezzipour
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Sajjan Singh
Flag of India.svg  India
Light heavyweight
(97 kg)
Mansour Mehdizadeh
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Bishwanath Singh
Flag of India.svg  India
Shunichi Kawano
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Heavyweight
(+97 kg)
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Muhammad Saeed
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Bhim Singh
Flag of India.svg  India

Medal table

Medal winners of freestyle 97 kg. From right to left, Bishwanath Singh, Mansour Mehdizadeh and Shunichi Kawano Shunichi Kawano, Mansour Mehdizadeh, Bishwanath Singh 1966.jpg
Medal winners of freestyle 97 kg. From right to left, Bishwanath Singh, Mansour Mehdizadeh and Shunichi Kawano
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)4116
2State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran  (IRN)3508
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)1102
4Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0156
5Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0022
Totals (5 entries)88824

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