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1996 World Wrestling Championships
The 1996 World Wrestling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Medal table
Team ranking
| Rank | Women's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ . All Japan Female Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
- UWW Database