1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 56 kg

The women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Poznań, Poland from 8 to 10 October 1998.[1]

Women's freestyle 56 kg
at the 1998 World Championships
VenueHala Arena
Dates8–10 October 1998
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Norway
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Sweden
← 1997
1999 →

Results

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Legend
  • DQ — Won by disqualification

Round 1

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Score
Round of 16
  Cao Haiying (CHN) 0–6 Fall   Tetyana Lazareva (UKR)
  Mariko Shimizu (JPN) 2–3   Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA)
  Małgorzata Bassa (POL) 11–1 Fall   Minerva Montero (ESP)
  Christina Oertli (GER) 1–4   Anna Gomis (FRA)
  Natalia Ivashko (RUS) 3–0   Jennifer Ryz (CAN)
  Kristina Lanskikh (UZB) 0–4 Fall   Sara Eriksson (SWE)
  Gudrun Høie (NOR) 3–1   Tina George (USA)

Round 2

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Quarterfinals
  Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 6–0   Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA)
  Małgorzata Bassa (POL) 0–5 Fall   Anna Gomis (FRA)
  Natalia Ivashko (RUS) 3–0   Sara Eriksson (SWE)
  Gudrun Høie (NOR) Bye
Repechage
  Cao Haiying (CHN) 0–4 DQ   Mariko Shimizu (JPN)
  Minerva Montero (ESP) 3–1   Christina Oertli (GER)
  Jennifer Ryz (CAN) 10–0   Kristina Lanskikh (UZB)
  Tina George (USA) Bye

Round 3

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Semifinals
  Gudrun Høie (NOR) 3–0   Tetyana Lazareva (UKR)
  Anna Gomis (FRA) 5–3   Natalia Ivashko (RUS)
Repechage
  Tina George (USA) 0–6 Fall   Mariko Shimizu (JPN)
  Minerva Montero (ESP) 2–5   Jennifer Ryz (CAN)
  Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) 2–7   Małgorzata Bassa (POL)
  Sara Eriksson (SWE) Bye

Round 4

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Repechage
  Sara Eriksson (SWE) 3–0   Mariko Shimizu (JPN)
  Jennifer Ryz (CAN) 2–9   Małgorzata Bassa (POL)

Round 5

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Repechage
  Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 0–0   Sara Eriksson (SWE)
  Małgorzata Bassa (POL) 2–3   Natalia Ivashko (RUS)

Finals

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Bronze medal match
  Sara Eriksson (SWE) 5–2   Natalia Ivashko (RUS)
Final
  Gudrun Høie (NOR) 5–1 Fall   Anna Gomis (FRA)

References

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  1. ^ "Saunders Wins Third Career Gold Medal; Stenglein Wins Silver and Bacher Takes Bronze as USA Places Third". themat.com. 10 October 1998. Archived from the original on 1999-01-28. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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