2002 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 55 kg

The women's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tasos Kampouris Hall in Chalcis, Greece from 2 to 3 November 2002.

Women's freestyle 55 kg at the 2002 World Championships
Venue	Tasos Kampouris Hall
Dates	2–3 November 2002
Competitors	23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Saori Yoshida   Japan   Tina George   United States   Ida-Theres Karlsson   Sweden

Main article: 2002 World Wrestling Championships

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Preliminary round

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		SWE	TUR	KAZ
1	Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE)	2	2	0	6	7		—	4–0	3–0
2	Zeynep Yıldırım (TUR)	2	1	1	3	3		0–3 PO	—	3–0
3	Zhanna Kaikenova (KAZ)	2	0	2	0	0		0–3 PO	0–3 PO	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 2

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		HUN	GER	KOR
1	Kitti Godó (HUN)	2	1	1	4	12		—	11–7	1–4
2	Sabrina Lotz (GER)	2	1	1	4	10		1–3 PP	—	3–0
3	Kim Hee-jeong (KOR)	2	1	1	3	4		3–1 PP	0–3 PO	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 3

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		CAN	ITA	BUL
1	Jennifer Ryz (CAN)	2	2	0	8	14		—	10–0	4–0 Fall
2	Eva Sacchi (ITA)	2	1	1	4	10		0–4 ST	—	10–0
3	Valentina Veleva (BUL)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 TO	0–4 ST	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 4

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		JPN	UKR	ESP
1	Saori Yoshida (JPN)	2	2	0	7	13		—	3–0 Fall	10–1
2	Tetyana Lazareva (UKR)	2	1	1	4	6		0–4 TO	—	6–0 Fall
3	Minerva Montero (ESP)	2	0	2	1	1		1–3 PP	0–4 TO	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 5

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		POL	VEN	AUT
1	Monika Michalik (POL)	2	2	0	7	7		—	3–1	4–0 Fall
2	Marcia Andrades (VEN)	2	1	1	4	13		1–3 PP	—	12–4
3	Birgit Stern (AUT)	2	0	2	1	4		0–4 TO	1–3 PP	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 6

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		USA	SUI	FRA	MAD
1	Tina George (USA)	3	3	0	11	33		—	15–4	8–2	10–0
2	Nadine Tokar (SUI)	3	2	1	9	10		1–4 SP	—	3–5 Fall	3–2 Fall
3	Vanessa Boubryemm (FRA)	3	1	2	4	14		1–3 PP	0–4 TO	—	7–3
4	Josiane Soloniaina (MAD)	3	0	3	1	5		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	1–3 PP	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 7

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		GRE	RUS	SEN	AUS
1	Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE)	3	3	0	10	23		—	6–5	5–1	12–0
2	Viktoria Zagainova (RUS)	3	2	1	9	13		1–3 PP	—	5–0 Fall	3–0 Fall
3	Isabelle Sambou (SEN)	3	1	2	5	11		1–3 PP	0–4 TO	—	10–0
4	Suellyn Hayes (AUS)	3	0	3	0	0		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	0–4 ST	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE)	6
	Kitti Godó (HUN)	0			Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE)	0
	Jennifer Ryz (CAN)	0			Saori Yoshida (JPN)	10
	Saori Yoshida (JPN)	11							Saori Yoshida (JPN)	10
	Monika Michalik (POL)	0							Tina George (USA)	4
	Tina George (USA)	3			Tina George (USA)	8F
					Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE)	1
									Bronze medal match
									Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE)	7
									Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE)	1