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Boxing at the 1962 Asian Games
The Boxing Tournament at the 1962 Asian Games was held at the Senayan Tennis Stadium (now known as Center Court) in Jakarta, Indonesia between 25 and 31 August 1962.
| Boxing at the 1962 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Senayan Tennis Stadium |
| Dates | 25–31 August |
| Competitors | 65 from 11 nations |
← 1958 1966 → | |
Barkat Ali of Pakistan won the heavyweight gold without a fight in the absence of his only would to be opponent Chang Lo-pu from Taiwan. India's Padam Bahadur Mall was voted the best boxer at the Games.[1]
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (51 kg) | Chung Shin-cho South Korea | Masao Karasawa Japan | Senarath Jayasuriya Ceylon |
| Ghulam Sarwar Pakistan | |||
| Bantamweight (54 kg) | Kiyoshi Tanabe Japan | Frans Soplanit Indonesia | Tin Tun Burma |
| Jose Ramirez Philippines | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) | Samphan Payonrathana Thailand | Mamoru Hayashi Japan | Egino Grafia Philippines |
| Than Tun Burma | |||
| Lightweight (60 kg) | Padam Bahadur Mall India | Kanemaru Shiratori Japan | Catalino Arpon Philippines |
| You Chin Hong Cambodia | |||
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | Kim Deuk-bong South Korea | Sukda Songsang Thailand | Johnny Bolang Indonesia |
| Muhammad Sharif Pakistan | |||
| Welterweight (67 kg) | Manfredo Alipala Philippines | Kichijiro Hamada Japan | Choi Song-keun South Korea |
| Singto Jamjitman Thailand | |||
| Light middleweight (71 kg) | Koji Masuda Japan | Shin Yang-il South Korea | Kumar Rai Burma |
| Buddy D'Souza India | |||
| Middleweight (75 kg) | Kim Duk-pal South Korea | Gul Muhammad Pakistan | Alex Abast Indonesia |
| Surendra Sarkar India | |||
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) | Muhammad Safdar Pakistan | Paruhum Siregar Indonesia | Tetsuya Arita Japan |
| None awarded | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) | Barkat Ali Pakistan | None awarded | None awarded |
| None awarded |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Cambodia (CAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 65 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1962 Asian Games:
- Burma (4)
- Cambodia (5)
- Ceylon (2)
- India (3)
- Indonesia (9)
- Japan (8)
- Pakistan (10)
- Philippines (6)
- Singapore (3)
- South Korea (8)
- Thailand (7)
References edit
- ^ "Mall Voted Best Asian Boxer". The Indian Express. 2 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links edit
- Results