Wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games
| Wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 1–3 May |
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.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Din Muhammad Pakistan
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Yushu Kitano Japan
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Basilio Fabila Philippines
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| Bantamweight (57 kg) |
Minoru Iizuka Japan
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Han Duk-hung South Korea
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Muhammad Amin Pakistan
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| Featherweight (62 kg) |
Shigeru Kasahara Japan
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Mansueto Napilay Philippines
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Kim Yung-jun South Korea
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| Lightweight (67 kg) |
Takeo Shimotori Japan
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B. G. Kashid India
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Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan
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| Welterweight (73 kg) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan
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Abdul Rashid Pakistan
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Lim Bae-young South Korea
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| Middleweight (79 kg) |
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan
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Nicolas Arcales Philippines
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Sohan Singh India
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| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kenzo Fukuda Japan
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Baryalai Naseri Afghanistan
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None awarded |
Medal table
| Rank | 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
A total of 32 athletes from 8 nations competed in wrestling at the 1954 Asian Games:
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