Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 69 kg

The men's freestyle 69 kilograms wrestling competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 17 December and 18 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.

Men's freestyle 69 kg at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Thammasat Gymnasium 1
Dates	17–18 December 1998
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Amir Tavakkolian    Iran   Ahmad Al-Osta    Syria   Ryusaburo Katsu    Japan
← 1994 2002 →

Main article: Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 17 December 1998	09:00	Round 1
	16:00	Round 2
Friday, 18 December 1998	09:00	Round 3
	09:00	Round 4
	16:00	Round 5
	16:00	Finals

Results

Round 1

	Score		CP
1/8 finals
Almaz Askarov (KGZ)	10–0	Mohammed Al-Shabi (YEM)	4–0 ST
Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)	11–0	Muhammad Ali (PAK)	4–0 ST
Ochir Damdinov (KAZ)	3–4	Sujeet Maan (IND)	1–3 PP
Jo Hyon-chol (PRK)	1–3	Amir Tavakkolian (IRI)	1–3 PP
Igor Kupeev (UZB)	6–0	Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL)	3–0 PO
Nattawut Supsintum (THA)	0–10	Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)	0–4 ST
Kim Eun-yoo (KOR)		Bye

Round 2

	Score		CP
Quarterfinals
Kim Eun-yoo (KOR)	1–0	Almaz Askarov (KGZ)	3–0 PO
Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)	7–2	Sujeet Maan (IND)	3–1 PP
Amir Tavakkolian (IRI)	4–2	Igor Kupeev (UZB)	3–1 PP
Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)		Bye
Repechage
Mohammed Al-Shabi (YEM)	0–7	Muhammad Ali (PAK)	0–3 PO
Ochir Damdinov (KAZ)	0–11	Jo Hyon-chol (PRK)	0–4 ST
Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL)	4–0 Fall	Nattawut Supsintum (THA)	4–0 TO

Round 3

	Score		CP
Semifinals
Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)	0–0	Kim Eun-yoo (KOR)	3–0 PO
Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)	0–9	Amir Tavakkolian (IRI)	0–3 PO
Repechage
Muhammad Ali (PAK)	2–14	Jo Hyon-chol (PRK)	1–4 SP
Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL)	3–4	Almaz Askarov (KGZ)	1–3 PP
Sujeet Maan (IND)	3–0	Igor Kupeev (UZB)	3–0 PO

Round 4

	Score		CP
Repechage
Jo Hyon-chol (PRK)	0–3	Almaz Askarov (KGZ)	0–3 PO
Sujeet Maan (IND)		Bye

Round 5

	Score		CP
Repechage
Kim Eun-yoo (KOR)	0–6	Sujeet Maan (IND)	0–3 PO
Almaz Askarov (KGZ)	6–7	Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)	1–3 PP

Finals

	Score		CP
Bronze medal match
Sujeet Maan (IND)	2–3	Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)	1–3 PP
Gold medal match
Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)	1–2	Amir Tavakkolian (IRI)	1–3 PP

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Amir Tavakkolian (IRI)
	Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)
	Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN)
4	Sujeet Maan (IND)
5	Almaz Askarov (KGZ)
6	Kim Eun-yoo (KOR)
7	Jo Hyon-chol (PRK)
8	Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL)
9	Muhammad Ali (PAK)
10	Igor Kupeev (UZB)
11	Ochir Damdinov (KAZ)
12	Nattawut Supsintum (THA)
12	Mohammed Al-Shabi (YEM)

References

• UWW Database