Wrestling at the Asian Games
Wrestling · the Olympic Council of Asia
Wrestling has been held at every Asian Games since Manila 1954. Men's freestyle is the original style; Greco-Roman was held in 1962 and 1974 and at every Games since 1986, and women's freestyle since Busan 2002.
- Next
- Doha 2030
- Most golds (nation)
- Iran, 80; then Japan, 79
- India
- 71 medals: 13 gold, 17 silver, 41 bronze; fifth in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Asian Games
1954Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
1962Gold: 3 · Silver: 6 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 12
1966Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 6
1970Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 5
1974Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 4
1978Gold: 2 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 3
1982Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 4
1986Gold: 1 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 3
1990Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
2002Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 1
2006Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 6
2010Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 3
2014Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 5
2018Gold: 2 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 3
2022Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 6
2026Gold: 2 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 6
TotalGold: 13 · Silver: 17 · Bronze: 41 · Total: 71
India's golds: Maruti Mane, Malwa Singh and Ganpat Andalkar (1962); Chandgi Ram (1970); Rajinder Singh and Kartar Singh (1978); Satpal Singh (1982); Kartar Singh (1986); Yogeshwar Dutt (2014); Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat (2018); Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal (2026).
More about this tournament
Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle | 57 kg | Aman Sehrawat (India) |
| Men's freestyle | 65 kg | Sujeet Kalkal (India) |
| Men's freestyle | 74 kg | Younes Emami (Iran) |
| Men's freestyle | 86 kg | Mohammad Nokhodi (Iran) |
| Men's freestyle | 97 kg | Amir Ali Azarpira (Iran) |
| Men's freestyle | 125 kg | Amir Hossein Zare (Iran) |
| Greco-Roman | 60 kg | Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Greco-Roman | 67 kg | Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan) |
| Greco-Roman | 77 kg | Alireza Abdevali (Iran) |
| Greco-Roman | 87 kg | Taizo Yoshida (Japan) |
| Greco-Roman | 97 kg | Yuri Nakazato (Japan) |
| Greco-Roman | 130 kg | Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) |
| Women's freestyle | 50 kg | Yui Susaki (Japan) |
| Women's freestyle | 53 kg | Moe Kiyooka (Japan) |
| Women's freestyle | 57 kg | Hong Kexin (China) |
| Women's freestyle | 62 kg | Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) |
| Women's freestyle | 68 kg | Ami Ishii (Japan) |
| Women's freestyle | 76 kg | Yuka Kagami (Japan) |
Medal table (1954 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 80 | 44 | 38 | 162 |
| 2 | Japan | 79 | 58 | 54 | 191 |
| 3 | South Korea | 54 | 28 | 61 | 143 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 14 | 17 | 21 | 52 |
| 5 | India | 13 | 17 | 41 | 71 |
| 6 | Mongolia | 12 | 19 | 36 | 67 |
| 7 | China | 11 | 27 | 35 | 73 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 22 | 33 | 66 |
| 9 | North Korea | 8 | 18 | 16 | 42 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
History
How it began
Manila 1954 held men's freestyle only; India's first medals came there, a silver (B. G. Kashid) and a bronze (Sohan Singh).
Champions by era
Iran (80 golds) and Japan (79) lead the all-time table; South Korea is third with 54.
India's story
India's best Games was Jakarta 1962: 12 medals, with golds in both styles (Maruti Mane in freestyle; Malwa Singh and Ganpat Andalkar in Greco-Roman). Kartar Singh won gold at two Games, 1978 and 1986. Vinesh Phogat is India's only women's champion, in 2018.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with wrestling: Manila 1954.
- Women's freestyle first held: Busan 2002.
- India's most medals at one Games: 12, Jakarta 1962.