2019 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg

Women's freestyle 72 kg
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueBarys Arena
Dates17–18 September 2019
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
gold medal Natalia Vorobieva   Russia
silver medal Alina Berezhna   Ukraine
bronze medal Masako Furuichi   Japan
bronze medal Paliha   China
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The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on 17 and 18 September.[1]

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Each bout consists of a single round within a six-minute limit including two halves of three minutes. The wrestler who scores more points is the winner.

Russia won the gold medal through Natalia Vorobieva, who beat her Ukrainian opponent, 2013 World Championship gold medalist Alina Berezhna in a close match 4–2. Vorobieva took the lead and finished the first period 2–0, she later added another two points by a takedown. Berezhna only managed to scare a two points takedown in last few seconds. Masako Furuichi of Japan and Paliha from China shared the bronze medals. Furuichi beat Zhamila Bakbergenova from Kazakhstan in a close match 2–1 and Paliha managed to beat the American Victoria Francis in another close match 2–1.

Results

Legend
  • F — Won by fall

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) 11
 Beste Altuğ (TUR) 4  Beste Altuğ (TUR) 0
 Komal Bhagwan Gole (IND) 1  Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) 0
 Masako Furuichi (JPN) 4  Natalia Vorobieva (RUS) 13
 Natalia Vorobieva (RUS) 6  Natalia Vorobieva (RUS) 12
 Alexandra Anghel (ROU) 2
 Natalia Vorobieva (RUS) 4
 Alina Berezhna (UKR) 2
 Jeong Seo-yeon (KOR) 2
 Paliha (CHN) 4  Paliha (CHN) 4F
 Banzragchiin Oyuunsüren (MGL) 1  Paliha (CHN) 0
 Dejah Slater (CAN) 0  Alina Berezhna (UKR) 7
 Victoria Francis (USA) 5F  Victoria Francis (USA) 0
 Alina Berezhna (UKR) 4

Repechage

Repechage round 1Bronze medals
 Masako Furuichi (JPN)11 Masako Furuichi (JPN)2
 Alexandra Anghel (ROU)0 Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ)0
 Victoria Francis (USA)1
 Paliha (CHN)2

References

  1. ^ "Senior World Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

External links

  • Official website
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