1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg

The women's freestyle 68 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 68 kg
at the 1998 World Championships
VenueHala Arena
Dates8–10 October 1998
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    United States
← 1997
1999 →

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Score
Round of 16
  Lene Barlie (NOR) 4–1   Sandra Bacher (USA)
  Ewelina Pruszko (POL) 16–5   Margarita Montes (ESP)
  Aldona Homiča (LAT) 0–11 Fall   Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
  Anna Shamova (RUS) 10–0 Fall   Tatyana Denisova (UZB)
  Nina Strasser (AUT) 11–1   Helene Karlsson (SWE)
  Galina Ivanova (BUL) 5–4   Giulia Losito (ITA)
  Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) 6–8   Reiko Sumiya (JPN)
  Stéphanie Groß (GER) 7–0   Catherine Arlove (AUS)

Round 2 edit

Score
Quarterfinals
  Lene Barlie (NOR) 3–4   Ewelina Pruszko (POL)
  Christine Nordhagen (CAN) 10–0   Anna Shamova (RUS)
  Nina Strasser (AUT) 6–5   Galina Ivanova (BUL)
  Reiko Sumiya (JPN) 4–6   Stéphanie Groß (GER)
Repechage
  Sandra Bacher (USA) 5–1 Fall   Margarita Montes (ESP)
  Aldona Homiča (LAT) 9–0 Fall   Tatyana Denisova (UZB)
  Helene Karlsson (SWE) 2–0   Giulia Losito (ITA)
  Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) 0–7   Catherine Arlove (AUS)

Round 3 edit

Score
Semifinals
  Ewelina Pruszko (POL) 1–11   Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
  Nina Strasser (AUT) 0–6 Fall   Stéphanie Groß (GER)
Repechage
  Sandra Bacher (USA) 6–0 Fall   Aldona Homiča (LAT)
  Helene Karlsson (SWE) 1–3   Catherine Arlove (AUS)
  Lene Barlie (NOR) 0–4   Anna Shamova (RUS)
  Galina Ivanova (BUL) 4–0   Reiko Sumiya (JPN)

Round 4 edit

Score
Repechage
  Sandra Bacher (USA) 7–0 Ret   Catherine Arlove (AUS)
  Anna Shamova (RUS) 2–1 Fall   Galina Ivanova (BUL)

Round 5 edit

Score
Repechage
  Ewelina Pruszko (POL) 3–4   Sandra Bacher (USA)
  Anna Shamova (RUS) 8–5   Nina Strasser (AUT)

Finals edit

Score
Bronze medal match
  Sandra Bacher (USA) 6–3   Anna Shamova (RUS)
Final
  Christine Nordhagen (CAN) 13–0   Stéphanie Groß (GER)

References edit

  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 20 May 2020.

External links edit