2008 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg

The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2008 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on 13 October.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Stanka Zlateva  Bulgaria
Silver	Hong Yan  China
Bronze	Kyoko Hamaguchi  Japan
	Ohenewa Akuffo  Canada

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• R — Retired

Main bracket

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)		0	2	0
	Marina Gastl (AUT)		0					Hong Yan (CHN)		6	0	1
	Hong Yan (CHN)		6^F												Hong Yan (CHN)		4	1
	Maria Vryoni (GRE)		0	1											Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		1	1
	Natallia Shynkarova (BLR)		1	1				Natallia Shynkarova (BLR)		0	1
	Stephany Lee (USA)		1	0				Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		1	2
	Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		0	3^F																		Hong Yan (CHN)		1	0
	Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		1	2																		Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		2	4
	Annabelle Ali (CMR)		0	0				Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		6
	Anmol (IND)		0					Jaramit Weffer (VEN)		0^R
	Jaramit Weffer (VEN)		4^F												Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		0	0
	Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		3	1											Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		1	2
	Svetlana Saenko (UKR)		0	0				Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		0	0
	Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		4	5^F				Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		1	1
	Diana Mudrag (ROU)		2	0

Repechage

	Repechage round 1						Bronze medals
	Marina Gastl (AUT)		0	0			Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)		1	0	0
	Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)		2	3			Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		0	1	1
	Diana Mudrag (ROU)		0	0			Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		1	1
	Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		7	1			Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		0	0

References

1. "Results From Women's World C'ships - 55kg and 72kg". Japan Wrestling. Retrieved 6 April 2020.