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Women's freestyle 55 kg
at the 2008 World Championships
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
Dates13 October 2008
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
gold medal Saori Yoshida   Japan
silver medal Tetyana Lazareva   Ukraine
bronze medal Brittanee Laverdure   Canada
bronze medal Tatiana Suarez   United States
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2008 World Wrestling
Championships
48 kg63 kg
51 kg67 kg
55 kg72 kg
59 kg
Main article: 2008 World Wrestling Championships

The women's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2008 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on 13 October.

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals.

Results

Legend
  • F — Won by fall
  • R — Retired

Final

Final
 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 1 5  
 Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 0 0  

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Naidangiin Otgonjargal (MGL) 4    
 Nicky Mobunga (COD) 0    
 Naidangiin Otgonjargal (MGL) 1 1 0
 Brittanee Laverdure (CAN) 0 1 1
 Brittanee Laverdure (CAN) 1 1  
 Sun Dongmei (CHN) 0 0  
 Brittanee Laverdure (CAN) 0    
 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 4    
 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 6    
 Kamlesh Devi (IND) 0    
 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 2    
 Anna Zwirydowska (POL) 0    
 Anna Zwirydowska (POL) 2 2  
 Valentina Minguzzi (ITA) 0 0  

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Tatsiana Hryhoryeva (BLR) 3    
 Lee Chiu-ping (TPE) 0 2    Zeynep Yıldırım (TUR) 0    
 Zeynep Yıldırım (TUR) 1 2    Tatsiana Hryhoryeva (BLR) 2    
 Nadya Gradyuk (AZE) 4      Tatiana Suarez (USA) 5    
 Enid Rivera (PUR) 3      Enid Rivera (PUR) 0 0  
 Tatiana Suarez (USA) 4 1    Tatiana Suarez (USA) 1 7  
 Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE) 1 0    Tatiana Suarez (USA) 1 1  
 Trần Thị Hạnh (VIE) 0 0    Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 2 3  
 Ana Maria Pavăl (ROU) 6 7    Ana Maria Pavăl (ROU) 8    
 Ainur Artikbaeva (UZB) 3 3    Ainur Artikbaeva (UZB) 2    
 Jacira Mendonca (GBS) 6 1    Ana Maria Pavăl (ROU) 2 0 0
 Miruyert Dynbayeva (KAZ) 1 0    Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 0 1 1
 Natalia Smirnova (RUS) 8 7    Natalia Smirnova (RUS) 1 0  
 Nurzat Shailobaeva (KGZ) 0      Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 7 3  
 Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) 6    

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medals
 Kamlesh Devi (IND)22  Anna Zwirydowska (POL)13 
 Anna Zwirydowska (POL)43  Brittanee Laverdure (CAN)00 
 Nurzat Shailobaeva (KGZ)4   Natalia Smirnova (RUS)10  Ana Maria Pavăl (ROU)220
 Natalia Smirnova (RUS)6   Ana Maria Pavăl (ROU)23  Tatiana Suarez (USA)032
  • Anna Zwirydowska of Poland originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for doping. Brittanee Laverdure was raised to third and took the bronze medal.

References

  1. "Results From Women's World C'ships - 55kg and 72kg". Japan Wrestling. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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