2021 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 55 kg

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Women's freestyle 55 kg
at the 2021 World Championships
Venue Nye Jordal Amfi
Dates4–5 October 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2019
2022  

The women's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Oslo, Norway on 4 and 5 October. [1]

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This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Each bout consists of a single round within a six-minute limit including two halves of three minutes. The wrestler who scores more points is the winner.

Tsugumi Sakurai from Japan won the gold medal after dominating Nina Hemmer from Germany in the final, Sakurai won the match by technical superiority 10–0. Oleksandra Khomenets of Ukraine and Jenna Burkert from the United States shared the bronze medals. Khomenets beat Olga Khoroshavtseva from the Russian Wrestling Federation and Jenna Burkert beat Pinki from India in their bronze medal matches.

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Poland.svg  Roksana Zasina  (POL)0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandra Khomenets  (UKR)4 Flag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)3
Flag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)10Flag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)6
RWF logo.svg  Olga Khoroshavtseva  (RWF)6RWF logo.svg  Olga Khoroshavtseva  (RWF)2
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa  (MGL)2 RWF logo.svg  Olga Khoroshavtseva  (RWF)12
Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehlika Öztürk  (TUR)4 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Esther Kolawole  (NGR)2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Esther Kolawole  (NGR)10Flag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)10
Flag of Romania.svg  Andreea Ana  (ROU)1Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Natasha Fox  (CAN)1 Flag of Romania.svg  Andreea Ana  (ROU)2
Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Burkert  (USA)4 Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)14Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)8
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim So-yeon  (KOR)0 Flag of India.svg  Pinki  (IND)6
Flag of India.svg  Pinki  (IND)5Flag of India.svg  Pinki  (IND)4F
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Aisha Ualishan  (KAZ)1

Repechage

Repechage round 1Bronze medals
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandra Khomenets  (UKR)8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandra Khomenets  (UKR)10
Flag of Poland.svg  Roksana Zasina  (POL)6RWF logo.svg  Olga Khoroshavtseva  (RWF)8
Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Burkert  (USA)4Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Burkert  (USA)5
Flag of Romania.svg  Andreea Ana  (ROU)2Flag of India.svg  Pinki  (IND)2

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandra Khomenets  (UKR)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Jenna Burkert  (USA)
5RWF logo.svg  Olga Khoroshavtseva  (RWF)
5Flag of India.svg  Pinki  (IND)
7Flag of Romania.svg  Andreea Ana  (ROU)
8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Esther Kolawole  (NGR)
9Flag of Poland.svg  Roksana Zasina  (POL)
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehlika Öztürk  (TUR)
11Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa  (MGL)
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Natasha Fox  (CAN)
13Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Aisha Ualishan  (KAZ)
14Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim So-yeon  (KOR)

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References

  1. "Women's wrestling – Seniors – 55 kg – Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 6 October 2021.