2008 World Wrestling Championships

The 2008 World Wrestling 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]

2008 World Wrestling Championships
Host cityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Dates11–13 October 2008
StadiumYoyogi National Gymnasium
Champions
Women Japan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan4127
2 Canada1023
3 United States1012
4 Bulgaria1001
5 Russia0202
6 China0123
 Ukraine0123
8 Belarus0101
 Kazakhstan0101
10 France0022
11 Azerbaijan0011
 Mongolia0011
 Poland0011
Totals (13 entries)771428

Team ranking

Rank Women's freestyle
Team Points
1  Japan65
2  Canada42
3  Russia40
4  United States31
5  Ukraine31
6  China29
7  Mongolia23
8  Belarus18
9  France17
10  Azerbaijan14

Medal summary

Women's freestyle

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

Participating nations

139 competitors from 41 nations participated.

See also

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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