| Women's freestyle 56 kg at the 2000 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Universiada Hall | |||||||||
| Dates | 1–3 September 2000 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2000 World Wrestling Championships | ||
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| 46 kg | 62 kg | |
| 51 kg | 68 kg | |
| 56 kg | 75 kg | |
The women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000. [1]
| Gold | Seiko Yamamoto  Japan |
| Silver | Tetyana Lazareva  Ukraine |
| Bronze | Jennifer Ryz  Canada |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | TUN | ESP | BUL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salma Ferchichi (TUN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | — | 9–2 | 11–1 | |
| 2 |  Minerva Montero (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1–3 PP | — | 11–2 | |
| 3 |  Desislava Lyubenova (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1–4 SP | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | GRE | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | — | 7–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 |  Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1–3 PP | — | 9–6 | |
| 3 |  Tina George (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | SWE | RUS | ESA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 Fall | 3–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1–3 PP | — | 1–0 | 10–0 | |
| 3 |  Natalia Ivashko (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0–4 TO | 0–3 PO | — | 6–0 | |
| 4 |  Zaira Martínez (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 ST | 0–3 PO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CAN | PUR | VEN | TUR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Ryz (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | — | 5–3 | 3–0 | 7–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 1–3 PP | — | 8–7 | 12–1 | |
| 3 |  Yulianny Orellana (VEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — | 13–3 | |
| 4 |  Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0–4 TO | 1–4 SP | 1–4 SP | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| Salma Ferchichi (TUN) | 0 | ||||||
| Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 10 | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 0 | ||||
| Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) | 3 | Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) | 5 | ||||
| Jennifer Ryz (CAN) | 2 | ||||||
| Bronze medal match | |||||||
| Salma Ferchichi (TUN) | 0 | ||||||
| Jennifer Ryz (CAN) | 4 | ||||||
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