2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg

Women's freestyle 72 kg
at the 2022 World Championships
VenueŠtark Arena
Dates14–15 September 2022
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Kazakhstan
bronze medal    Romania
bronze medal    Japan
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The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 15 September 2022.[1] The qualification rounds were held on 14 September while medal matches were held on the 2nd day of the competition. A total of 14 wrestlers competed in this event, limited to athletes whose body weight was less than 72 kilograms.

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.

Amit Elor of the United States of America won the gold medal after beating Zhamila Bakbergenova from Kazakhstan 10–0 after only one minute and twelve seconds.

Alexandra Anghel from Romania and Masako Furuichi of Japan shared the bronze medals. Anghel beat Oknazarova from Uzbekistan convincingly while Furuichi edged Buse Tosun of Turkey 3–2.

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) 10
 Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB) 7  Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB) 0
 Patrycja Sperka (POL) 0  Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) 12
 Alexandra Anghel (ROU) 2  Alexandra Anghel (ROU) 2
 Lilly Schneider (GER) 0  Alexandra Anghel (ROU) 11
 Shauna Kuebeck (CAN) 10  Shauna Kuebeck (CAN) 0
 Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan (MGL) 6  Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) 0
 Masako Furuichi (JPN) 4  Amit Elor (USA) 10
 Qiandegenchagan (CHN) 3  Masako Furuichi (JPN) 8
 Reetika Hooda (IND) 2  Kendra Dacher (FRA) 4
 Kendra Dacher (FRA) 6  Masako Furuichi (JPN) 2
 Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (UKR) 0  Amit Elor (USA) 3
 Amit Elor (USA) 10  Amit Elor (USA) 4F
 Buse Tosun (TUR) 0

Repechage

Repechage round 1Bronze medals
 Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB)0
 Alexandra Anghel (ROU)10
 Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (UKR)1 Buse Tosun (TUR)2
 Buse Tosun (TUR)10 Masako Furuichi (JPN)3

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Amit Elor (USA)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alexandra Anghel (ROU)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Masako Furuichi (JPN)
5  Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB)
5  Buse Tosun (TUR)
7  Kendra Dacher (FRA)
8  Shauna Kuebeck (CAN)
9  Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan (MGL)
10  Qiandegenchagan (CHN)
11  Reetika Hooda (IND)
12  Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (UKR)
13  Lilly Schneider (GER)
14  Patrycja Sperka (POL)

References

  1. ^ "72kg Bracket" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 September 2022.