| 2000 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Women | |
| 46 kg | |
| 51 kg | |
| 56 kg | |
| 62 kg | |
| 68 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
The women's freestyle 62 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 | Nikola Hartmann  |
| Silver | Rena Iwama  |
| Bronze | Stéphanie Groß  |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GER | BUL | TUR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | — | 10–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0–4 ST | — | 12–1 | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–4 ST | 1–4 SP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | ITA | VEN | UKR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | — | 3–0 | 7–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0–3 PO | — | 5–1 | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–4 TO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | AUT | USA | GRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | — | 5–2 | 10–0 | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–0 Fall | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | SWE | ESP | CAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | — | 4–3 | 10–0 | WO | |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1–3 PP | — | 7–0 Fall | 6–0 Fall | |
| 3 |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | — | WO | |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 PA | 0–4 TO | 0–4 PA | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | POL | RUS | NOR | TPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 8–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–2 | 9–0 | |
| 3 |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — | 6–0 | |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — |
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The women's freestyle 46 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.
The women's freestyle 51 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.
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The women's freestyle 68 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.
The women's freestyle 75 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.