Sumo at the 2001 World Games – Women's heavyweight

Sumo women's heavyweight at the 2001 World Games
Venue	Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno, Akita, Japan
Dates	25 August 2001
Competitors	10 from 4 nations
Medalists
Olesya Kovalenko   Rie Tsuihiji   Sandra Köppen
2005  →

The women's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2001 World Games took place on 25 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Tenno, Akita, Japan. ^[1]

Competition format

A total of 10 athletes entered the competition. They fought in stepladder system.

Results

Gold medal bracket

Round 1

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Rie Tsuihiji (JPN)

W

Mille Sang (EST)

L

Rie Tsuihiji (JPN)

W

Sandra Köppen (GER)

L

Alina Choidan (RUS)

L

Sandra Köppen (GER)

W

Miki Satoyama (JPN)

L

Sandra Köppen (GER)

W

Rie Tsuihiji (JPN)

L

Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)

W

Kairi Kuur (EST)

W

Eri Tanaka (JPN)

L

Kairi Kuur (EST)

L

Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)

W

Emi Asai (JPN)

L

Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)

W

Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)

W

Lea Meller (EST)

L

Bronze medal bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Mille Sang (EST)

W

Alina Choidan (RUS)

L

Miki Satoyama (JPN)

L

Alina Choidan (RUS)

W

Mille Sang (EST)

L

Kairi Kuur (EST)

W

Kairi Kuur (EST)

Bye

Kairi Kuur (EST)

L

Sandra Köppen (GER)

W

Sandra Köppen (GER)

Bye

Sandra Köppen (GER)

W

Lea Meller (EST)

L

Emi Asai (JPN)

L

Lea Meller (EST)

W

Lea Meller (EST)

W

Eri Tanaka (JPN)

L

References

1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2005-09-13. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

External links

• Results on IWGA website