2021 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg

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Women's freestyle 68 kg
at the 2021 World Championships
Venue Nye Jordal Amfi
Dates6–7 October 2021
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   RWF logo.svg  RWF
  2019
2022  

The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Oslo, Norway on 6 and 7 October. [1]

Contents

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.

Meerim Zhumanazarova from Kyrgyzstan won the gold medal after pinning Rin Miyaji of Japan in the final, Zhumanazarova scored four points before beating her opponent by fall in the 3rd minute of the final. World and Olympic Champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the bronze medal after a surprise defeat by fall in the semifinal, the other bronze medal went to Khanum Velieva from the Russian Wrestling Federation.

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the United States.svg  Tamyra Mensah-Stock  (USA)8
Flag of India.svg  Ritu Malik  (IND)0 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anastasiia Lavrenchuk  (UKR)0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anastasiia Lavrenchuk  (UKR)4FFlag of the United States.svg  Tamyra Mensah-Stock  (USA)0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Ámbar Garnica  (MEX)5 Flag of Japan.svg  Rin Miyaji  (JPN)2F
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Danutė Domikaitytė  (LTU)8Flag of Lithuania.svg  Danutė Domikaitytė  (LTU)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Rin Miyaji  (JPN)12Flag of Japan.svg  Rin Miyaji  (JPN)10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Hanzlíčková  (CZE)5 Flag of Japan.svg  Rin Miyaji  (JPN)0
RWF logo.svg  Khanum Velieva  (RWF)2Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)4F
Flag of Poland.svg  Natalia Strzałka  (POL)0 RWF logo.svg  Khanum Velieva  (RWF)8
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhsaikhany Delgermaa  (MGL)0 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)7
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)10RWF logo.svg  Khanum Velieva  (RWF)3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Nesrin Baş  (TUR)0 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Olivia Di Bacco  (CAN)10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Olivia Di Bacco  (CAN)1
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ha Min-ji  (KOR)0 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)7
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)8F

Repechage

Repechage round 1Bronze medals
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Hanzlíčková  (CZE)2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Hanzlíčková  (CZE)1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Danutė Domikaitytė  (LTU)1Flag of the United States.svg  Tamyra Mensah-Stock  (USA)10
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ha Min-ji  (KOR)0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Olivia Di Bacco  (CAN)1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Olivia Di Bacco  (CAN)10RWF logo.svg  Khanum Velieva  (RWF)2

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Rin Miyaji  (JPN)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Tamyra Mensah-Stock  (USA)
Bronze medal icon.svgRWF logo.svg  Khanum Velieva  (RWF)
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Hanzlíčková  (CZE)
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Olivia Di Bacco  (CAN)
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anastasiia Lavrenchuk  (UKR)
8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)
9Flag of Lithuania.svg  Danutė Domikaitytė  (LTU)
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Ámbar Garnica  (MEX)
11Flag of Poland.svg  Natalia Strzałka  (POL)
12Flag of India.svg  Ritu Malik  (IND)
13Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhsaikhany Delgermaa  (MGL)
14Flag of Turkey.svg  Nesrin Baş  (TUR)
15Flag of South Korea.svg  Ha Min-ji  (KOR)

References

  1. "Women's wrestling – Seniors – 68 kg – Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 7 October 2021.