1996 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
1996 World Wrestling Championships | |
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Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Dates | 29–31 August 1996 |
Champions | |
Women | Japan |
← 1995 1997 → |
The 1996 World Wrestling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Team ranking
Rank | Women's freestyle | |
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Team | Points | |
1 | Japan | 68 |
2 | Russia | 60 |
3 | United States | 48 |
4 | France | 41 |
5 | Canada | 39 |
6 | China | 32 |
7 | Bulgaria | 29 |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 29 |
9 | Germany | 25 |
10 | Sweden | 23 |
Medal summary
Women's freestyle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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44 kg | Zhong Xiue China | Almuth Leitgeb Austria | Shoko Yoshimura Japan |
47 kg | Tricia Saunders United States | Angélique Hidalgo France | Miho Adachi Japan |
50 kg | Olga Smirnova Russia | Yoshiko Endo Japan | Ida Hellström Sweden |
53 kg | Anna Gomis France | Jennifer Ryz Canada | Ryoko Sakae Japan |
57 kg | Sara Eriksson Sweden | Jackie Berube United States | Lene Aanes Norway |
61 kg | Mikiko Miyazaki Japan | Natalia Ivanova Russia | Stéphanie Groß Germany |
65 kg | Yayoi Urano Japan | Doris Blind France | Elmira Kurbanova Russia |
70 kg | Christine Nordhagen Canada | Galina Ivanova Bulgaria | Lise Golliot France |
75 kg | Liu Dongfeng China | Kristie Stenglein United States | Sha Ling-li Chinese Taipei |
Participating nations
105 competitors from 20 nations participated.[1]
- Australia (3)
- Austria (3)
- Azerbaijan (2)
- Bulgaria (9)
- Canada (9)
- China (4)
- Chinese Taipei (9)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- France (7)
- Germany (4)
- Greece (2)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (9)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (6)
- Russia (9)
- Sweden (5)
- Ukraine (5)
- United States (8)
See also
References
- ^ "The Participants of World Championships". All Japan Female Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- Results
External links
- UWW Database
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