| 2008 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Women | |
| 48 kg | |
| 51 kg | |
| 55 kg | |
| 59 kg | |
| 63 kg | |
| 67 kg | |
| 72 kg | |
The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2008 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on 13 October. [1]
| Gold | Stanka Zlateva  Bulgaria |
| Silver | Hong Yan  China |
| Bronze | Kyoko Hamaguchi  Japan |
Ohenewa Akuffo  Canada |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Marina Gastl (AUT) | 0 | Hong Yan (CHN) | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Yan (CHN) | 6F | Hong Yan (CHN) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maria Vryoni (GRE) | 0 | 1 | Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Natallia Shynkarova (BLR) | 1 | 1 | Natallia Shynkarova (BLR) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Stephany Lee (USA) | 1 | 0 | Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) | 0 | 3F | Hong Yan (CHN) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) | 1 | 2 | Stanka Zlateva (BUL) | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Annabelle Ali (CMR) | 0 | 0 | Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anmol (IND) | 0 |  Jaramit Weffer (VEN) | 0R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaramit Weffer (VEN) | 4F | Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN) | 3 | 1 | Stanka Zlateva (BUL) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Svetlana Saenko (UKR) | 0 | 0 | Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanka Zlateva (BUL) | 4 | 5F | Stanka Zlateva (BUL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Diana Mudrag (ROU) | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Bronze medals | |||||||||||
| Marina Gastl (AUT) | 0 | 0 | Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL) | 2 | 3 | Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Diana Mudrag (ROU) | 0 | 0 | Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN) | 7 | 1 | Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
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