Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 97 kg

The men's freestyle 97 kilograms (light heavyweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 30 August 1962.^[1]

Men's freestyle 97 kg at the 1962 Asian Games
Venue	Ikada Sports Hall
Dates	28–30 August 1962
Competitors	5 from 5 nations
Medalists
Maruti Mane    India   Haruo Takagi    Japan   Muhammad Niaz    Pakistan
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games

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
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

Results

1st round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
0	Maruti Mane (IND)	0	Fall 8:05	4	Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)	4
4	Jong Tamnge (INA)	4	Fall 4:04	0	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	0
0	Haruo Takagi (JPN)				Bye

2nd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
2	Haruo Takagi (JPN)	2	Draw	2	Maruti Mane (IND)	2
8	Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)	4	Fall 2:14	0	Jong Tamnge (INA)	4
0	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)				Bye

3rd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
2	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	2	Draw	2	Haruo Takagi (JPN)	4
3	Maruti Mane (IND)	1	Decision	3	Jong Tamnge (INA)	7

4th round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
5	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	3	Decision	1	Maruti Mane (IND)	4
4	Haruo Takagi (JPN)				Bye

Final standing

Rank	Athlete	Round				TBM	FBM
		1	2	3	4
	Maruti Mane (IND)	0	2	1	1	4	3
	Haruo Takagi (JPN)	Bye	2	2	Bye	4	4
	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	0	Bye	2	3	5	5
4	Jong Tamnge (INA)	4	0	3		7
5	Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga (AFG)	4	4			8

References

1. "India's Mane Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling". The Indian Express. 31 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

External links

• UWW Database