Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg at the 1962 Asian Games
Venue
Dates	25–27 August
Competitors	4 from 4 nations
Medalists
Muhammad Niaz    Pakistan      Japan   Maruti Mane    India
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Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games
	Freestyle	Greco-Roman
	52 kg	52 kg
	57 kg	57 kg
	63 kg	63 kg
	70 kg	70 kg
	78 kg	78 kg
	87 kg	87 kg
	97 kg	97 kg
	+97 kg	+97 kg
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The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms (light heavyweight) 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)

Results[]

1st round[]

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
4	(INA)	4	Fall 2:45	0	(JPN)	0
2	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	2	Draw	2	Maruti Mane (IND)	2

2nd round[]

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
8	(INA)	4	Fall 4:21	0	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	2
2	(JPN)	2	Draw	2	Maruti Mane (IND)	4

3rd round[]

• The results and the points of the matches between the same wrestlers that were already wrestled during the early rounds shall be taken into account for the final round.

FBM		BM		BM		FBM
4	(JPN)	2	Draw	2	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)	4
4	Maruti Mane (IND)				Bye

Final standing[]

Rank	Athlete
	Muhammad Niaz (PAK)
	(JPN)
	Maruti Mane (IND)
4	(INA)

References[]

External links[]

• FILA Database