Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg at the 1962 Asian Games
Venue	Ikada Sports Hall
Dates	25–27 August 1962
Competitors	3 from 3 nations
Medalists
Tokuaki Fujita    Japan   Muhammad Akhtar    Pakistan   Rachman Firdaus    Indonesia

Main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games

The men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms (featherweight) 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 1962	08:00	1st round
Sunday, 26 August 1962	08:00	2nd round
Monday, 27 August 1962	08:00	3rd round

Results

1st round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
1	Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)	1	Decision	3	Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)	3
0	Rachman Firdaus (INA)				Bye

2nd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
3	Rachman Firdaus (INA)	3	Decision	1	Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)	2
3	Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)				Bye

3rd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
4	Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)	1	Decision	3	Rachman Firdaus (INA)	6
2	Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)				Bye

Final standing

Rank	Athlete	Round			TBM	FBM
		1	2	3
	Tokuaki Fujita (JPN)	1	1	Bye	2	2
	Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)	3	Bye	1	4	4
	Rachman Firdaus (INA)	Bye	3	3	6	6

References

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

External links

• FILA Database