2008 World Wrestling Championships

2008 World Championships
Host city Japan Tokyo, Japan
Dates October 11–13
Stadium Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Champions
Women  Japan

The 2008 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place from October 11 to October 13, 2008. The competition only featured wrestling in the Female Freestyle event. Traditionally, Wrestling World Championships are not held in Olympic years, but in 2008 a female championship was held because the 2008 Summer Olympics included only four of the seven FILA weight classes for females.[1]

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Japan 4 1 2 7
2  Canada 1 0 2 3
3  United States 1 0 1 2
4  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
5  Russia 0 2 0 2
6  China 0 1 2 3
 Ukraine 0 1 2 3
8  Belarus 0 1 0 1
 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1
10  France 0 0 2 2
11  Azerbaijan 0 0 1 1
 Mongolia 0 0 1 1
 Poland 0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 14 28

Team ranking

Rank Women's freestyle
Team Points
1  Japan 65
2  Canada 42
3  Russia 40
4  United States 31
5  Ukraine 31
6  China 29
7  Mongolia 23
8  Belarus 18
9  France 17
10  Azerbaijan 14

Medal summary

Women's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Clarissa Chun
 United States (USA)
Zhuldyz Eshimova
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Makiko Sakamoto
 Japan (JPN)
Su Guibei
 China (CHN)
51 kg Hitomi Sakamoto
 Japan (JPN)
Maryna Markevich
 Belarus (BLR)
Vanessa Boubryemm
 France (FRA)
Yuliya Blahinya
 Ukraine (UKR)
55 kg Saori Yoshida
 Japan (JPN)
Tetyana Lazareva
 Ukraine (UKR)
Tatiana Padilla
 United States (USA)
Brittanee Laverdure
 Canada (CAN)
59 kg Ayako Shoda
 Japan (JPN)
Natalia Golts
 Russia (RUS)
Elvira Mursalova
 Azerbaijan (AZE)
Agata Pietrzyk
 Poland (POL)
63 kg Mio Nishimaki
 Japan (JPN)
Lubov Volosova
 Russia (RUS)
Meng Lili
 China (CHN)
Audrey Prieto
 France (FRA)
67 kg Martine Dugrenier
 Canada (CAN)
Mami Shinkai
 Japan (JPN)
Kateryna Burmistrova
 Ukraine (UKR)
Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa
 Mongolia (MGL)
72 kg Stanka Zlateva
 Bulgaria (BUL)
Hong Yan
 China (CHN)
Kyoko Hamaguchi
 Japan (JPN)
Ohenewa Akuffo
 Canada (CAN)

Participating nations

139 competitors from 41 nations participated.

References

  1. "TheMat.com - The Ultimate Source of Real Wrestling!". Themat.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-06.

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