Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 62 kg

Women's freestyle 62 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 3–4 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku.[1][2] The qualification rounds were held on 3 August while medal matches were held on the 2nd day of the competition.

Women's freestyle 62 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueMakuhari Messe
Date3–4 August 2021
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yukako Kawai  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aisuluu Tynybekova  Kyrgyzstan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iryna Koliadenko  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taybe Yusein  Bulgaria
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This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Yukako Kawai from Japan won the gold medal after beating the World Champion Aisuluu Tynybekova from Kyrgyzstan 4–3 in the gold medal match.

Schedule edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
3 August 2021 11:00 Qualification rounds
18:15 Semifinals
4 August 2021 11:00 Repechage
19:30 Finals

Results edit

Legend

Main bracket edit

1/8 finals 1/4 finals Semifinals Final
  Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) 8
  Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT) 0   Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) 6F
  Marianna Sastin (HUN) 1   Kriszta Incze (ROU) 0
  Kriszta Incze (ROU) 3   Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) 10
  Aminat Adeniyi (NGR) 4   Iryna Koliadenko (UKR) 0
  Iryna Koliadenko (UKR) 2F   Iryna Koliadenko (UKR) 4F
  Long Jia (CHN) 3   Long Jia (CHN) 0
  Kayla Miracle (USA) 2   Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) 3
  Yukako Kawai (JPN) 10   Yukako Kawai (JPN) 4
  Lyubov Ovcharova (ROC) 0   Yukako Kawai (JPN) 10
  Marwa Amri (TUN) 1   Henna Johansson (SWE) 2
  Henna Johansson (SWE) 5   Yukako Kawai (JPN) 3
  Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa (MGL) 2   Taybe Yusein (BUL) 2
  Sonam Malik (IND) 2   Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa (MGL) 0
  Laís Nunes (BRA) 1   Taybe Yusein (BUL) 10
  Taybe Yusein (BUL) 4

Repechage edit

RepechageBronze medal matches
  Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT)14  Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT)1
  Kriszta Incze (ROU)7  Iryna Koliadenko (UKR)3
  Lyubov Ovcharova (ROC)8  Lyubov Ovcharova (ROC)0
  Henna Johansson (SWE)7  Taybe Yusein (BUL)10

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Yukako Kawai (JPN)
    Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
    Iryna Koliadenko (UKR)
    Taybe Yusein (BUL)
5   Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT)
5   Lyubov Ovcharova (ROC)
7   Henna Johansson (SWE)
8   Kriszta Incze (ROU)
9   Long Jia (CHN)
10   Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa (MGL)
11   Sonam Malik (IND)
12   Kayla Miracle (USA)
13   Marianna Sastin (HUN)
14   Laís Nunes (BRA)
15   Marwa Amri (TUN)
16   Aminat Adeniyi (NGR)

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling: Wrestling - Olympic Schedule & Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-01.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 | United World Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-10-07.