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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
Muhammad Saeed    Pakistan   Ganpat Andalkar    India   Jiro Seki    Japan
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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 freestyle +97 kilograms (heavyweight) freestyle wrestling competition at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta was held from 28 to 30 August 1962.

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
1	Ganpat Andalkar (IND)	1	Decision	3	Nizamuddin Subhani (AFG)	3
1	Muhammad Saeed (PAK)	1	Decision	3	Jiro Seki (JPN)	3
0	Poniman Soeharto (INA)				Bye

2nd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
4	Poniman Soeharto (INA)	4	Fall 0:21	0	Ganpat Andalkar (IND)	1
6	Nizamuddin Subhani (AFG)	3	Decision	1	Muhammad Saeed (PAK)	2
3	Jiro Seki (JPN)				Bye

3rd round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
3	Jiro Seki (JPN)	0	Fall 2:42	4	Poniman Soeharto (INA)	8
3	Ganpat Andalkar (IND)	2	Draw	2	Muhammad Saeed (PAK)	4

4th round

TBM		BM		BM		TBM
5	Jiro Seki (JPN)	2	Draw	2	Ganpat Andalkar (IND)	5
4	Muhammad Saeed (PAK)				Bye

Final standing

Rank	Athlete	Round				TBM	FBM
		1	2	3	4
	Muhammad Saeed (PAK)	1	1	2	Bye	4	3
	Ganpat Andalkar (IND)	1	0	2	2	5	4
	Jiro Seki (JPN)	3	Bye	0	2	5	5
4	Poniman Soeharto (INA)	Bye	4	4		8
5	Nizamuddin Subhani (AFG)	3	3			6

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

• Wrestling at the 1962 Asian Games