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    Japan
silver medal    India
bronze medal    Pakistan

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]

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)

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

Results

1st round

TBM BM BM TBM
2 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)2Draw2 Joseph Taliwongso (INA)2
0 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)0Fall 1:454 Henry Victor Perera (CEY)4
0 Udey Chand (IND)Bye

2nd round

TBM BM BM TBM
1 Udey Chand (IND)1Decision3 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)5
6 Joseph Taliwongso (INA)4Fall 3:420 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)0
  •  Henry Victor Perera (CEY) withdrew.

3rd round

TBM BM BM TBM
4 Udey Chand (IND)3Decision1 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)1
5 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)Bye

4th round

TBM BM BM TBM
8 Ghulam Rasool (PAK)3Decision1 Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)2
4 Udey Chand (IND)Bye

Final standing

Rank Athlete Round TBM FBM
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)001122
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Udey Chand (IND)013Bye44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ghulam Rasool (PAK)23Bye386
4  Joseph Taliwongso (INA)246
5  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.
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