# Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 54 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
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Round 1

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/8 finals ||||
| Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 10–0 | Thanet Suwanna (THA) | 4–0 ST |
| Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 0–3 | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 0–3 PO |
| Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 7–6 | Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) | 3–1 PP |
| Renerio Rapisora (PHI) | 0–12 | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 0–4 ST |
| Nepes Gukulow (TKM) | 12–0 | Abdullah Al-Izani (YEM) | 4–0 ST |
| Kaka Pawar (IND) | 11–0 | Nguyễn Như Thịnh (VIE) | 4–0 ST |
| Nurym Dyusenov (KAZ) | 0–6 | Khaled Al-Faraj (SYR) | 0–3 PO |
| Wang Hui (CHN) | | Bye | |

### Round 2

| | Score | | CP |
| Quarterfinals ||||
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 9–4 | Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 3–1 PP |
| Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 5–0 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 3–0 PO |
| Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 8–6 | Nepes Gukulow (TKM) | 3–1 PP |
| Kaka Pawar (IND) | 0–12 | Khaled Al-Faraj (SYR) | 0–4 ST |
| Repechage ||||
| Thanet Suwanna (THA) | 0–12 | Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 0–4 ST |
| Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) | 11–0 | Renerio Rapisora (PHI) | 4–0 ST |
| Abdullah Al-Izani (YEM) | 16–5 | Nguyễn Như Thịnh (VIE) | 4–1 SP |
| Nurym Dyusenov (KAZ) | | Bye | |

### Round 3

| | Score | | CP |
| Semifinals ||||
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 4–12 | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 1–3 PP |
| Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 6–3 | Khaled Al-Faraj (SYR) | 3–1 PP |
| Repechage ||||
| Nurym Dyusenov (KAZ) | 1–8 | Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) | 11–1 | Abdullah Al-Izani (YEM) | 4–1 SP |
| Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 2–3 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 1–3 PP |
| Nepes Gukulow (TKM) | 12–2 | Kaka Pawar (IND) | 4–1 SP |

### Round 4

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | WO | Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) | 0–4 EF |
| Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 4–1 | Nepes Gukulow (TKM) | 3–1 PP |

### Round 5

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 5–0 | Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) | 3–0 PO |
| Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 6–4 | Khaled Al-Faraj (SYR) | 3–1 PP |

### Finals

| | Score | | CP |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 7–0 Fall | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 4–0 TO |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 5–5 | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 1–3 PP |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) |
| | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) |
| | Wang Hui (CHN) |
| 4 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) |
| 5 | Masatsune Sasaki (JPN) |
| 6 | Khaled Al-Faraj (SYR) |
| 7 | Nepes Gukulow (TKM) |
| 8 | Ali Ashkani (IRI) |
| 9 | Abdullah Al-Izani (YEM) |
| 10 | Kaka Pawar (IND) |
| 11 | Nurym Dyusenov (KAZ) |
| 12 | Nguyễn Như Thịnh (VIE) |
| 13 | Renerio Rapisora (PHI) |
| 13 | Thanet Suwanna (THA) |
| — | Uran Kalilov (KGZ) |