Afghanistan participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in the city of Jakarta, Indonesia from 24 August 1962 to 4 September 1962. Afghanistan ranked 13th with a solitary bronze medal in this edition of the Asiad.1962 Asian Games medal tally
Afghanistan had sent a contingent of 11 athletes to this Asiad. The lone bronze medal came with an outstanding performance shown by Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri in the Men's freestyle wrestling (63 kg category).
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri Wrestling Freestyle 63 kg Wrestling 7 wrestlers from Afghanistan participated, from which all were in freestyle wrestling events: Event PlayerRank52 kgFaiz Mohammad Khaksar457 kgGhulam Hazrat463 kgMohammad Ebrahim Khedri70 kgAbdul Wahab587 kgMohammad Asif Kohkan497 kgGhulam Mohiddin Gunga5+97 kgNizamuddin Subhani5
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