| 2001 World Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 54 kg | 54 kg | 46 kg | |
| 58 kg | 58 kg | 51 kg | |
| 63 kg | 63 kg | 56 kg | |
| 69 kg | 69 kg | 62 kg | |
| 76 kg | 76 kg | 68 kg | |
| 85 kg | 85 kg | 75 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | ||
| 130 kg | 130 kg | ||
The women's freestyle 75 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001. [1]
| Gold | Edyta Witkowska  |
| Silver | Ma Bailing  |
| Bronze | Nina Englich  |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CHN | KOR | BUL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | — | 10–3 | 12–2 | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1–3 PP | — | 5–1 Fall | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1–4 SP | 0–4 TO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GER | RUS | CAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 2–2 | 5–1 Fall | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1–3 PP | — | 6–4 | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0–4 TO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | UKR | CZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | — | 7–3 Fall | 7–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0–4 TO | — | 5–2 Fall | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | POL | USA | VEN | BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 19 | — | 5–0 | 5–0 Fall | 9–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0–3 PO | — | 2–2 Fall | 4–0 Fall | |
| 3 |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — | 5–0 Fall | |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 2 | | 0 | |||||
| 1 | | 6 | |||||
| 3 | |||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| 4F | |||||||
| 0 | |||||||
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