1997 Asian Wrestling Championships
| 1997 Asian Men Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | April 12–18 |
| Stadium | Azadi Indoor Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
Iran |
| Greco-Roman |
 South Korea |
| 1997 Asian Women Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Dates | July 20–21 |
| Champions | |
| Women |
 Japan |
The following is the final results of the 1997 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  North Korea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Syria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 70 | South Korea | 65 | Japan | 55 |
| 2 | South Korea | 65 | Kazakhstan | 56 | Chinese Taipei | 51 |
| 3 | Japan | 40 | Iran | 54 | Turkmenistan | 29 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 37 | Uzbekistan | 51 | South Korea | 21 |
| 5 | China | 33 | Japan | 47 | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | 18 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 kg | Jin Ju-dong North Korea (PRK) |
Ping Huiniu China (CHN) |
Gholamreza Mohammadi Iran (IRI) |
| 58 kg | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar Mongolia (MGL) |
Seo Min-kyu South Korea (KOR) |
Mohammad Talaei Iran (IRI) |
| 63 kg | Abbas Hajkenari Iran (IRI) |
Baek Jin-kuk South Korea (KOR) |
Kim Il-kwang North Korea (PRK) |
| 69 kg | Davoud Ghanbari Iran (IRI) |
Ahmad Al-Osta Syria (SYR) |
Almazbek Askarov Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
| 76 kg | Moon Eui-jae South Korea (KOR) |
Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar Mongolia (MGL) |
Sagid Katinovasov Uzbekistan (UZB) |
| 85 kg | Alireza Heidari Iran (IRI) |
Yang Hyun-mo South Korea (KOR) |
Soslan Fraev Uzbekistan (UZB) |
| 97 kg | Abdolreza Kargar Iran (IRI) |
Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh Mongolia (MGL) |
Islam Bairamukov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| 125 kg | Ebrahim Mehraban Iran (IRI) |
Hiroyuki Obata Japan (JPN) |
Jagdish Singh India (IND) |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 kg | Dilshod Aripov Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Nurym Dyusenov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Kang Yong-gyun North Korea (PRK) |
| 58 kg | Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Kim In-sub South Korea (KOR) |
Mehdi Nassiri Iran (IRI) |
| 63 kg | Mkhitar Manukyan Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Yasutoshi Motoki Japan (JPN) |
Park Young-shin South Korea (KOR) |
| 69 kg | Choi Sang-sun South Korea (KOR) |
Grigori Pulyaev Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Andrey Nikiforov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| 76 kg | Takamitsu Katayama Japan (JPN) |
Bisolt Dezeev Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
Han Chee-ho South Korea (KOR) |
| 85 kg | Park Myung-suk South Korea (KOR) |
Raatbek Sanatbayev Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
Behrouz Jamshidi Iran (IRI) |
| 97 kg | Ba Yanchuan China (CHN) |
Roman Wegl Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Dariush Ghalavand Iran (IRI) |
| 125 kg | Yang Young-jin South Korea (KOR) |
Shuhrat Sadiev Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Mehdi Sabzali Iran (IRI) |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg | Shoko Yoshimura Japan (JPN) |
Yuki Umeda Japan (JPN) |
Wuk Li-chuan Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
| 51 kg | Seiko Yamamoto Japan (JPN) |
Huang Chiu-yueh Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Yuka Tsuji Japan (JPN) |
| 56 kg | Yuka Mitadera Japan (JPN) |
Chie Sawada Japan (JPN) |
Lin Chin-miao Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
| 62 kg | Ari Suzuki Japan (JPN) |
Huang Wan-ling Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Tomoe Miyamoto Japan (JPN) |
| 68 kg | Nadejda Jeltakova Turkmenistan (TKM) |
Wu Huk-li Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Chieko Miyamoto Japan (JPN) |
| 75 kg | Reiko Sumiya Japan (JPN) |
Chae Soo-jung South Korea (KOR) |
Sha Ling-li Chinese Taipei (TPE) |