Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines between 1 and 3 May 1954. The competition included only men's freestyle events.
Wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games | |
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Dates | 1–3 May 1954 |
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (52 kg) |
Din Muhammad Pakistan |
Yushu Kitano Japan |
Basilio Fabila Philippines |
Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Minoru Iizuka Japan |
Han Duk-hung South Korea |
Muhammad Amin Pakistan |
Featherweight (62 kg) |
Shigeru Kasahara Japan |
Mansueto Napilay Philippines |
Kim Yung-jun South Korea |
Lightweight (67 kg) |
Takeo Shimotori Japan |
B. G. Kashid India |
Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan |
Welterweight (73 kg) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
Abdul Rashid Pakistan |
Lim Bae-young South Korea |
Middleweight (79 kg) |
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan |
Nicolas Arcales Philippines |
Sohan Singh India |
Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kenzo Fukuda Japan |
Baryalai Naseri Afghanistan |
None awarded |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Participating nations
editA total of 32 athletes from 8 nations competed in wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games:
- Afghanistan (1)
- Ceylon (1)
- India (5)
- Japan (7)
- Pakistan (5)
- Philippines (6)
- Republic of China (4)
- South Korea (3)