Wrestling was one of the sports which was held at the 1958 Asian Games in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan between 25 and 27 May 1958. The competition included only men's freestyle events.
The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall.
Schedule ●Round●Last round Event↓/Date → 25thSun 26thMon 27thTue Men's freestyle 52 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 57 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 62 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 67 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 73 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 79 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle 87 kg ● ● ● Men's freestyle +87 kg ● ● ●
Medalists Flyweight(52 kg) Bantamweight(57 kg) Featherweight(62 kg) Lightweight(67 kg) Welterweight(73 kg) Middleweight(79 kg) Light heavyweight(87 kg) Heavyweight(+87 kg)
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 44 athletes from 7 nations competed in wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games:
References www.fila-wrestling.com
External links UWW Database