# Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms wrestling competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 12 December and 13 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 09:00 | Round 1 |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 16:00 | Round 2 |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 16:00 | Round 3 |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 09:00 | Round 4 |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 09:00 | Round 5 |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 16:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Round 1

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/8 finals ||||
| Kim Hak-gwon (PRK) | 12–0 | Ronilo Sabijon (PHI) | 4–0 ST |
| Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) | 3–9 | Bakhodir Kurbanov (UZB) | 1–3 PP |
| Norjingiin Bayarmagnai (MGL) | 2–8 | Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) | 1–3 PP |
| Surachet Kwannai (THA) | 0–11 | Choi Sang-sun (KOR) | 0–4 ST |
| Döwletberdi Mamedow (TKM) | 0–3 | Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) | 0–3 PO |
| Yi Shanjun (CHN) | 3–0 | Valentin Malutin (KGZ) | 3–0 PO |
| Zakaria Nashed (SYR) | 4–1 | Gurbinder Singh (IND) | 3–1 PP |

### Round 2

| | Score | | CP |
| Quarterfinals ||||
| Kim Hak-gwon (PRK) | 3–16 | Bakhodir Kurbanov (UZB) | 1–4 SP |
| Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) | 1–3 | Choi Sang-sun (KOR) | 1–3 PP |
| Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) | 1–2 | Yi Shanjun (CHN) | 1–3 PP |
| Zakaria Nashed (SYR) | | Bye | |
| Repechage ||||
| Ronilo Sabijon (PHI) | 0–11 | Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) | 0–4 ST |
| Norjingiin Bayarmagnai (MGL) | 7–0 Fall | Surachet Kwannai (THA) | 4–0 TO |
| Döwletberdi Mamedow (TKM) | 0–2 | Valentin Malutin (KGZ) | 0–3 PO |
| Gurbinder Singh (IND) | | Bye | |
* Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) was disqualified from the rest of the competition for unsportsmanlike conduct.

### Round 3

| | Score | | CP |
| Semifinals ||||
| Zakaria Nashed (SYR) | 0–5 Fall | Bakhodir Kurbanov (UZB) | 0–4 TO |
| Choi Sang-sun (KOR) | 4–2 | Yi Shanjun (CHN) | 3–1 PP |
| Repechage ||||
| Gurbinder Singh (IND) | 0–5 | Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) | 0–3 PO |
| Norjingiin Bayarmagnai (MGL) | 0–10 | Valentin Malutin (KGZ) | 0–4 ST |
| Kim Hak-gwon (PRK) | 0–1 | Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) | 0–3 PO |

### Round 4

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) | 5–0 | Valentin Malutin (KGZ) | 3–0 PO |
| Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) | | Bye | |

### Round 5

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Zakaria Nashed (SYR) | 4–1 | Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) | 3–1 PP |
| Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) | 2–3 | Yi Shanjun (CHN) | 1–3 PP |

### Finals

| | Score | | CP |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Zakaria Nashed (SYR) | 0–11 | Yi Shanjun (CHN) | 0–4 ST |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Bakhodir Kurbanov (UZB) | 3–4 | Choi Sang-sun (KOR) | 1–3 PP |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Choi Sang-sun (KOR) |
| | Bakhodir Kurbanov (UZB) |
| | Yi Shanjun (CHN) |
| 4 | Zakaria Nashed (SYR) |
| 5 | Nurlan Koizhaiganov (KAZ) |
| 6 | Mitsuoki Hirai (JPN) |
| 7 | Valentin Malutin (KGZ) |
| 8 | Kim Hak-gwon (PRK) |
| 9 | Norjingiin Bayarmagnai (MGL) |
| 10 | Gurbinder Singh (IND) |
| 11 | Ronilo Sabijon (PHI) |
| 11 | Surachet Kwannai (THA) |
| 11 | Döwletberdi Mamedow (TKM) |
| — | Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) |