| 2007 World Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 55 kg | 55 kg | 48 kg | |
| 60 kg | 60 kg | 51 kg | |
| 66 kg | 66 kg | 55 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | 59 kg | |
| 84 kg | 84 kg | 63 kg | |
| 96 kg | 96 kg | 67 kg | |
| 120 kg | 120 kg | 72 kg | |
The women's freestyle 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan on 22 September 2007. [1]
| Gold | Kaori Icho  Japan |
| Silver | Yelena Shalygina  Kazakhstan |
| Bronze | Sara McMann  United States |
Monika Rogien  Poland |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 Lise Legrand (FRA) | 2 | 0 | Kaori Icho (JPN) | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 1 | 5 | 4 | Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | |||||
 Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Xu Haiyan (CHN) | 4F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Teodora Dimitrova (BUL) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Haiyan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maïté Piva (ITA) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Geetika Jakhar (IND) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maïté Piva (ITA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Haiyan (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Karin Stingelin (SUI) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yoselin Rojas (VEN) | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoselin Rojas (VEN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 7F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sara McMann (USA) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lise Legrand (FRA) | 4F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lise Legrand (FRA) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lubov Volosova (RUS) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Agoro Papavasileiou (GRE) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lubov Volosova (RUS) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lise Legrand (FRA) | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Badrakhyn Odonchimeg (MGL) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lương Thị Quyên (VIE) | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badrakhyn Odonchimeg (MGL) | 4 | 0 | 7F | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badrakhyn Odonchimeg (MGL) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stéphanie Kouassi (CIV) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 María Teresa Méndez (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stéphanie Kouassi (CIV) | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hang Jin-young (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mihaela Sadoveanu (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hang Jin-young (KOR) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monika Rogien (POL) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monika Rogien (POL) | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Haiat Farag (EGY) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monika Rogien (POL) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Helena Allandi (SWE) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 3 | 6F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Marianna Sastin (HUN) | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marianna Sastin (HUN) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Marwa Amri (TUN) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hou Min-wen (TPE) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Salomat Kuchimova (UZB) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hou Min-wen (TPE) | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) | 2 | 5F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) | 7 | 3F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maria Dunn (GUM) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Volha Khilko (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 3 |  Nikola Hartmann (AUT) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Megan Dolan (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | Megan Dolan (CAN) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Karine Shadoyan (ARM) | 1 | 1 | Nikola Hartmann (AUT) | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Hartmann (AUT) | 1 | 1 | Nikola Hartmann (AUT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Khady Diatta (SEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 |  Olesya Zamula (AZE) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olesya Zamula (AZE) | 0 | 2 | 4F | Olesya Zamula (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 4F | |||||||||||||||||||
 Laura Skujiņa (LAT) | 0 | 3 | 0 |  Stefanie Stüber (GER) | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stefanie Stüber (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 3 | Bronze medals | |||||||||||||||||
| Sara McMann (USA) | 3 | 4F | Sara McMann (USA) | 2 | 3F | Sara McMann (USA) | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Yoselin Rojas (VEN) | 0 | 0 | Xu Haiyan (CHN) | 4 | 0 | Lise Legrand (FRA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Helena Allandi (SWE) | 5 | 6 | Helena Allandi (SWE) | 0 | 0 | Monika Rogien (POL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Marianna Sastin (HUN) | 2 | 0 | Monika Rogien (POL) | 2 | 3 | Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
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