| 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 67 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 23 September 2007. [1]
| Gold | Jing Ruixue  China |
| Silver | Martine Dugrenier  Canada |
| Bronze | Natalia Kuksina  Russia |
Katie Downing  United States |
| Final | |||||
| Martine Dugrenier (CAN) | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jing Ruixue (CHN) | 2 | 1 | |||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martine Dugrenier (CAN) | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Caroline Lazzer (BRA) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martine Dugrenier (CAN) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Darya Karpenko (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tsedendorjiin Bayarzayaa (MGL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darya Karpenko (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martine Dugrenier (CAN) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Kuksina (RUS) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kateryna Burmistrova (UKR) | 3F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maria Kachina (AZE) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kateryna Burmistrova (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Kuksina (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gunhild Fretland (NOR) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Kuksina (RUS) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yoshiko Inoue (JPN) | 0 | 3F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yoon So-young (KOR) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiko Inoue (JPN) | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jing Ruixue (CHN) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kristīne Odriņa (LAT) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jing Ruixue (CHN) | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jing Ruixue (CHN) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katie Downing (USA) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katie Downing (USA) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maria Müller (GER) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katie Downing (USA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hanna Beliayeva (BLR) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanna Beliayeva (BLR) | 4F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Suman Kundu (IND) | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suman Kundu (IND) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Michala Spoustová (CZE) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | |||||||||||
| Caroline Lazzer (BRA) | 0 | 1 | Darya Karpenko (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Darya Karpenko (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | Natalia Kuksina (RUS) | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Kristīne Odriņa (LAT) | 0 | 0 | Yoshiko Inoue (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Yoshiko Inoue (JPN) | 3 | 4 | Katie Downing (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
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