Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling. The World Championships for women's freestyle wrestling first began in 1987. Women's freestyle wrestling at the Olympics first began in 2004. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.
World Level Champions in Women's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight
edit1987–1996
edit| Year | Team | 44 kg | 47 kg | 50 kg | 53 kg | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  |
 Weigert, Brigette (1/1) |
Holten, Anne (1/2) |
Halvorsen, Anne Marie (1/1) |
 Van Gucht,Sylvie (1/3) |
Dourthe, Isabelle (1/1) |
Barlie, Ine (1/2) |
Herlin, Brigitte (1/1) |
Jean, Georgette (1/2) |
Rossignol, Patricia (1/1)
|
| 1989 |  |
Yoshimura, Shoko (1/5) |
 Ming-hsiu, Chen (1/1) |
Holten, Anne (2/2) |
Van Gucht, Sylvie (2/3) |
Høie, Gudrun (1/4) |
Sagon, Jocelyne (1/1) |
Blind, Emmanuelle (1/1) |
Jean, Georgette (2/2) |
Shimizu, Miyako (1/1)
|
| 1990 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (2/5) |
 Pedersen, Åsa (1/1) |
Poupon, Martine (1/2) |
Van Gucht, Sylvie (3/3) |
Høie, Gudrun (2/4) |
Siffert, Brigitte (1/2) |
Iijima, Akiko (1/2) |
Iwama, Rika (1/1) |
Urano, Yayoi (1/6)
|
| 1991 | |
 Zhong, Xiue (1/5) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (1/3) |
Poupon, Martine (2/2) |
Zhnag, Xia (1/3) |
 Lugo, Olga (1/1) |
Siffert, Brigitte (2/2) |
Iijima, Akiko (2/2) |
Urano, Yayoi (2/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (1/5)
|
| 1992 | |
Pan, Yanping (1/1) |
Zhong, Xiue (2/5) |
 Saunders, Tricia (1/4) |
Izaguirre, Wendy (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Ryoko (1/1) |
Barlie, Ine (1/2) |
Wang, Chaoli (1/2) |
Guevara, Xiomara (1/1) |
Liu, Dongfeng (2/5)
|
| 1993 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (3/5) |
Zhong, Xiue (3/5) |
Gomis, Anna (1/4) |
Johansen, Line (1/2) |
Høie, Gudrun (3/4) |
 Hartmann, Nikola (1/5) |
Wang, Chaoli (2/2) |
Urano, Yayoi (3/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (3/5)
|
| 1994 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (4/5) |
Kamibayashi, Miho (1/1) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (2/3) |
Kawasaki, Akemi (1/1) |
Johansen, Line (2/2) |
Hartmann, Nikola (2/5) |
Urano, Yayoi (4/6) |
 Nordhagen, Christine (1/6) |
Funakoshi, Mitsuko (1/1)
|
| 1995 |  |
Yoshimura, Shoko (5/5) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (3/3) |
Ganachueva, Saniyat (1/1) |
Pluquet, Sophie (1/1) |
Eriksson, Sara (1/2) |
Hartmann, Nikola (3/5) |
Urano, Yayoi (5/6) |
Golliot, Lise (1/2) |
Liu, Dongfeng (4/5)
|
| 1996 | |
Zhong, Xiue (4/5) |
Saunders, Tricia (2/4) |
Smirnova, Olga (1/1) |
Gomis, Anna (2/4) |
Eriksson, Sara (2/2) |
Miyazaki, Mikiko (1/1) |
Urano, Yayoi (6/6) |
Nordhagen, Christine (2/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (5/5)
|
1997–2001
edit| Year | Team | 46 kg | 51 kg | 56 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |
Zhong, Xiue (5/5) |
 Piasecka, Joanna (1/1) |
Gomis, Anna (3/4) |
Golliot, Lise (2/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (3/6) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (1/5)
|
| 1998 | |
Saunders, Tricia (3/4) |
Shinomura, Atsuko (1/1) |
Høie, Gudrun (4/4) |
Hartmann, Nikola (4/5) |
Nordhagen, Christine (4/6) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (2/5)
|
| 1999 | |
Saunders, Tricia (4/4) |
 Yamamoto, Seiko (1/4) |
Gomis, Anna (4/4) |
Shoda, Ayako (1/4) |
Bacher, Sandra (1/1) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (3/5)
|
| 2000 | |
 Merleni, Iryna (1/4) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (1/9) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (2/4) |
Hartmann, Nikola (5/5) |
Marano, Kristie (1/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (5/6)
|
| 2001 | |
Merleni, Iryna (2/4) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (2/9) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (3/4) |
Meng, Lili (1/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (6/6) |
Witkowska, Edyta (1/1)
|
2002–2003
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |
 Wagner, Brigitte (1/1) |
 Poumpouridou, Sofia (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (1/16) |
Kartashova, Alena (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (1/14) |
Burmistrova, Kateryna (1/1) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (4/5)
|
| 2003 | |
Merleni, Iryna (3/4) |
Icho, Chiharu (1/3) |
Yoshida, Saori (2/16) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (4/4) |
Icho, Kaori (2/14) |
Marano, Kristie (2/2) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (5/5)
|
2004
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |
Merleni, Iryna (4/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (3/16) |
Icho, Kaori (3/14) |
Wang, Xu (1/1)
|
2005–2007
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |
Ren, Xuecheng (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (3/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (4/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (2/4) |
Icho, Kaori (4/14) |
Meng, Lili (2/2) |
Smith, Iris (1/1)
|
| 2006 | |
Icho, Chiharu (2/3) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (4/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (5/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (3/4) |
Icho, Kaori (5/14) |
Jing, Ruixue (1/2) |
 Zlateva, Stanka (1/5)
|
| 2007 | |
Icho, Chiharu (3/3) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (5/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (6/16) |
Prieto, Audrey (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (6/14) |
Jing, Ruixue (2/2) |
Zlateva, Stanka (2/5)
|
2008
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |
Huynh, Carol (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (7/16) |
Icho, Kaori (7/14) |
Wang, Jiao (1/1)
|
2008–2011
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |
Chun, Clarissa (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (6/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (8/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (4/4) |
Nishimaki, Mio (1/2) |
Dugrenier, Martine (1/3) |
Zlateva, Stanka (3/5)
|
| 2009 |  |
Stadnik, Mariya (1/2) |
Mattsson, Sofia (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (9/16) |
Ratkevich, Yuliya (1/1) |
Nishimaki, Mio (2/2) |
Dugrenier, Martine (2/3) |
Qin, Xiaoqing (1/1)
|
| 2010 | |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (7/9) |
Kohut, Oleksandra (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (10/16) |
 Battsetseg, Soronzonboldyn (1/2) |
Icho, Kaori (8/14) |
Dugrenier, Martine (3/3) |
Zlateva, Stanka (4/5)
|
| 2011 | |
Obara, Hitomi (8/9) |
Rakhmanova, Zamira (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (11/16) |
Vasylenko, Hanna (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (9/14) |
Xiluo, Zhuoma (1/1) |
Zlateva, Stanka (5/5)
|
2012
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
Obara, Hitomi (9/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (12/16) |
Icho, Kaori (10/14) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (1/3)
|
2012–2013
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
 Kaladzinskaya, Vanesa (1/2) |
MacDonald, Jessica (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (13/16) |
Zhang, Lan (1/1) |
Pirozhkova, Elena (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (1/6) |
Fransson, Jenny (1/1)
|
| 2013 | |
Tosaka, Eri (1/4) |
Sun, Yanan (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (14/16) |
 Sastin, Marianna (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (11/14) |
Stadnyk, Alina (1/1) |
Zhang, Fengliu (1/1)
|
2014–2017
edit| Year | Team | 48 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 58 kg | 60 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Tosaka, Eri (2/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (15/16) |
Hamada, Chiho (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (12/14) |
Tserenchimed, Sükheegiin (3/3) |
Tkach, Yuliya (1/1) |
Focken, Aline (1/2) |
Gray, Adeline (2/6)
|
| 2015 | |
Tosaka, Eri (3/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (16/16) |
Maroulis, Helen (1/4) |
Icho, Kaori (13/14) |
Herhel, Oksana (3/3) |
Battsetseg, Soronzonboldyn (2/2) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (2/3) |
Gray, Adeline (3/6)
|
| 2016 | |
Tosaka, Eri (4/4) |
Maroulis, Helen (2/4) |
Mukaida, Mayu (1/4) |
Icho, Kaori (14/14) |
Pei, Xingru (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (1/5) |
Dosho, Sara (1/2) |
Wiebe, Erica (1/1)
|
| 2017 | |
Susaki, Yui (1/5) |
Kaladzinskaya, Vanesa (2/2) |
Okuno, Haruna (1/3) |
Maroulis, Helen (3/4) |
Kawai, Risako (2/5) |
Orkhon, Pürevdorjiin (1/1) |
Dosho, Sara (2/2) |
 Adar, Yasemin (1/2)
|
2018–2019
edit| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 57 kg | 59 kg | 62 kg | 65 kg | 68 kg | 72 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |
Susaki, Yui (2/5) |
Okuno, Haruna (2/3) |
Mukaida, Mayu (2/4) |
Rong, Ningning (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (3/5) |
Yusein, Taybe (1/1) |
 Olli, Petra (1/1) |
Cherkasova, Alla (1/1) |
Di Stasio, Justina (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (4/6)
|
| 2019 | |
 Stadnik, Mariya (2/2) |
 Pak, Yong-mi (1/1) |
Winchester, Jacarra (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (4/5) |
Morais, Linda (1/1) |
 Tynybekova, Aisuluu (1/3) |
Trazhukova, Inna (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (1/3) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (3/3) |
Gray, Adeline (5/6)
|
2021
edit| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |
Susaki, Yui (3/5) |
Mukaida, Mayu (3/4) |
Kawai, Risako (5/5) |
Kawai, Yukako (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (2/3) |
Rotter-Focken, Aline (2/2)
|
2021–2023
edit| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 57 kg | 59 kg | 62 kg | 65 kg | 68 kg | 72 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |
Yoshimoto, Remina (1/1) |
Fujinami, Akari (1/2) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (1/3) |
Maroulis, Helen (4/4) |
Dudova, Bilyana (1/1) |
Tynybekova, Aisuluu (2/3) |
 Rîngaci, Irina (1/1) |
Zhumanazarova, Meerim (1/1) |
Furuichi, Masako (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (6/6)
|
| 2022 | |
Susaki, Yui (4/5) |
Parrish, Dominique (1/1) |
Shidochi, Mayu (4/4) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (2/3) |
Nichita, Anastasia (1/1) |
Ozaki, Nonoka (1/2) |
Morikawa, Miwa (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (3/3) |
Elor, Amit (1/2) |
Adar, Yasemin (2/2)
|
| 2023 | |
Susaki, Yui (5/5) |
Fujinami, Akari (2/2) |
Okuno, Haruna (3/3) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (3/3) |
Zhang, Qi (1/1) |
Tynybekova, Aisuluu (3/3) |
Ozaki, Nonoka (2/2) |
Tosun, Buse (1/1) |
Elor, Amit (2/2) |
Kagami, Yuka (1/1)
|
Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
edit16 World Level Championships
edit Saori Yoshida, 2002–2015
14 World Level Championships
edit Kaori Ichō, 2002–2016
9 World Level Championships
edit Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto), 2000–2012
6 World Level Championships
edit Yayoi Urano, 1990–1996
Christine Nordhagen, 1994–2001
Adeline Gray, 2012–2021
5 World Level Championships
edit Shoko Yoshimura, 1989–1995
Liu Dongfeng, 1991–1996
Zhong Xiue, 1991–1997
Nikola Hartmann, 1993–2000
Kyōko Hamaguchi, 1997–2003
Stanka Zlateva, 2006–2011
Risako Kawai, 2016–2021
Yui Susaki, 2017–2023
Team Championships
editThe list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.
31 World Level Championships
edit 1988–2023
2 World Level Championships
edit 1995–1998
2001–2012
1 World Level Championships
edit 1987
1999
2009
See also
edit
- List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
- Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling