2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 46 kg

The women's freestyle 46 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.

Women's freestyle 46 kg at the 2001 World Championships
Venue	Winter Sports Palace
Dates	22–24 November 2001
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Iryna Melnik   Ukraine   Carol Huynh   Canada   Brigitte Wagner   Germany

Main article: 2001 World Wrestling Championships

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Preliminary round

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		JPN	TUR	USA
1	Misato Shimizu (JPN)	2	2	0	7	16		—	13–0 Fall	3–2
2	Ayşe Güneri (TUR)	2	1	1	4	0		0–4 TO	—	WO
3	Tricia Saunders (USA)	2	0	2	1	2		1–3 PP	0–4 PA	—

Source: Official website

Pool 2

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		GER	BLR	CZE
1	Brigitte Wagner (GER)	2	2	0	8	21		—	10–0	11–0
2	Volha Prydanikava (BLR)	2	1	1	4	3		0–4 ST	—	3–0 Fall
3	Olina Orlovská (CZE)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	—

Source: Official website

Pool 3

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		UKR	RUS	CHN
1	Iryna Melnik (UKR)	2	2	0	6	14		—	7–2	7–3
2	Inga Karamchakova (RUS)	2	1	1	4	7		1–3 PP	—	5–1
3	Cui Ying (CHN)	2	0	2	2	4		1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Pool 4

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		CAN	BUL	VEN
1	Carol Huynh (CAN)	2	2	0	6	14		—	5–2	9–8
2	Kamelia Tzekova (BUL)	2	1	1	4	10		1–3 PP	—	8–4
3	Mayelis Caripá (VEN)	2	0	2	2	12		1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Pool 5

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		FRA	GRE	MGL	POL
1	Farah Touchi (FRA)	3	3	0	10	20		—	3–2	9–5 Fall	8–1
2	Agoro Papavasileiou (GRE)	3	2	1	8	21		1–3 PP	—	9–8 Fall	10–6
3	Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal (MGL)	3	1	2	3	20		0–4 TO	0–4 TO	—	7–3
4	Katarzyna Zalewska (POL)	3	0	3	3	10		1–3 PP	1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Misato Shimizu (JPN)	2
	Brigitte Wagner (GER)	12F			Brigitte Wagner (GER)	1
					Iryna Melnik (UKR)	5
									Iryna Melnik (UKR)	3
									Carol Huynh (CAN)	0
					Carol Huynh (CAN)	6
					Farah Touchi (FRA)	0
									Bronze medal match
									Brigitte Wagner (GER)	4
									Farah Touchi (FRA)	2