Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 53 kg

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Women's freestyle 53 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
2016 Summer Olympics Women's wrestling 53 kg awarding ceremony 2.jpg
Medalists
Venue Carioca Arena 2
Date18 August 2016
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Helen Maroulis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Saori Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Nataliya Synyshyn Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Bronze medal icon.svg Sofia Mattsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2020  

Women's freestyle 53 kilograms competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place on August 18 at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca. Nineteen competitors from as many nations participated in the competition. [1]

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.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Standard Time (UTC−03:00)

DateTimeEvent
18 August 201610:00Qualification rounds
16:00Repechage
17:00Finals

Results

Legend

Final

Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)1
Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)4

Top half

Qualifications 1/8 finals 1/4 finals Semifinals
Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Nataliya Synyshyn  (AZE)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)9
Flag of Senegal.svg  Isabelle Sambou  (SEN)0
Flag of Senegal.svg  Isabelle Sambou  (SEN)5F
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Thị Lụa  (VIE)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)6
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)0
Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Prevolaraki  (GRE)5
Flag of India.svg  Babita Kumari  (IND)1
Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Prevolaraki  (GRE)3
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)6
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)8F
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Joseph Essombe  (CMR)0

Bottom half

Qualifications 1/8 finals 1/4 finals Semifinals
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)8F
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)10
Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Krawczyk  (POL)3
Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Krawczyk  (POL)8
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa  (MGL)6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)0
Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)8F
Flag of Turkey.svg  Bediha Gün  (TUR)0
Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)11Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jillian Gallays  (CAN)0 Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Khavaldzhy  (UKR)1 Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)12Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)0
Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)1

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medals
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Nataliya Synyshyn  (AZE)4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Nataliya Synyshyn  (AZE)2
Flag of Senegal.svg  Isabelle Sambou  (SEN)0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Khavaldzhy  (UKR)1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)11Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)6F

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Nataliya Synyshyn  (AZE)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)
7Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)
8Flag of Senegal.svg  Isabelle Sambou  (SEN)
9Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Krawczyk  (POL)
10Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Prevolaraki  (GRE)
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Khavaldzhy  (UKR)
12Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa  (MGL)
13Flag of India.svg  Babita Kumari  (IND)
14Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)
15Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Thị Lụa  (VIE)
16Flag of Cameroon.svg  Joseph Essombe  (CMR)
16Flag of Nigeria.svg  Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Bediha Gün  (TUR)
19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jillian Gallays  (CAN)

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References

  1. "Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 53kg Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.