Wrestling at the 1966 Asian Games
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| Dates | 10–13 December |
Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 10 and 13 December 1966. The competition included only men's freestyle events.
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Shigeo Nakata Japan
|
Ali Akbar Heidari Iran
|
 India
|
| Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Japan
|
Mohammad Ali Farrokhian Iran
|
Bishambar Singh India
|
| Featherweight (63 kg) |
Masaaki Kaneko Japan
|
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran
|
Chang Kyung-mu South Korea
|
| Lightweight (70 kg) |
Abdollah Movahed Iran
|
Japan
|
Udey Chand India
|
| Welterweight (78 kg) |
Muhammad Bashir Pakistan
|
Hossein Tahami Iran
|
Suh Young-suk South Korea
|
| Middleweight (87 kg) |
Tatsuo Sasaki Japan
|
Iran
|
Sajjan Singh India
|
| Light heavyweight (97 kg) |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran
|
Bishwanath Singh India
|
Shunichi Kawano Japan
|
| Heavyweight (+97 kg) |
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi Iran
|
Pakistan
|
Bhim Singh India
|
Medal table[]
Medal winners of freestyle 97 kg. From right to left, Bishwanath Singh, Mansour Mehdizadeh and Shunichi Kawano
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRN) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References[]
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Categories:
- Wrestling at the 1966 Asian Games
- 1966 Asian Games events
- Wrestling at the Asian Games
- 1966 in sport wrestling
- International wrestling competitions hosted by Thailand