Wrestling at the 1970 Asian Games
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Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 10 and 13 December 1970. The competition included only men's freestyle events.
VenueAmporn Garden Hall
Dates10–13 December 1970
Competitors61 from 8 nations
| Wrestling at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Amporn Garden Hall |
| Dates | 10–13 December 1970 |
| Competitors | 61 from 8 nations |
Iran topped the medals table, with six golds, followed by Japan with 4 gold medals. India also won a gold medal.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Ebrahim Javadi Iran |
Yoshiyuki Matsuhashi Japan |
Kim Hwa-kyung South Korea |
| 52 kg | Mohammad Ghorbani Iran |
Kiyomi Kato Japan |
Kim Young-jun South Korea |
| 57 kg | Hideaki Yanagida Japan |
An Jae-won South Korea |
Sardar Muhammad Pakistan |
| 62 kg | Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran |
Kiyoshi Abe Japan |
Kim Moon-ki South Korea |
| 68 kg | Abdollah Movahed Iran |
Shared gold | Om Prakash India |
| Kikuo Wada Japan | |||
| 74 kg | Toshitada Yoshida Japan |
Mohammad Farhangdoust Iran |
Mukhtiar Singh India |
| 82 kg | Tatsuo Sasaki Japan |
Ali Hajiloo Iran |
Netra Pal Singh India |
| 90 kg | Dariush Zakeri Iran |
Jit Singh India |
Koichi Tani Japan |
| 100 kg | Chandgi Ram India |
Shizuo Yada Japan |
Abolfazl Anvari Iran |
| +100 kg | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi Iran |
Yorihide Isogai Japan |
Maroof Khan Pakistan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (IRN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | |
