Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 68 kg

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Women's freestyle 68 kg
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Grand Palais Éphémère
Date5–6 August 2024
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Amit Elor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Meerim Zhumanazarova Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Bronze medal icon.svg Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Bronze medal icon.svg Nonoka Ozaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Women's freestyle 68 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 5–6 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. [1]

Background

This is the third appearance of women's light heavyweight category, debut in 2016 as 69 kg, from 2020, 68 kg as a current weight limit.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock was a defending Olympic champion, but she turned professional and did not qualify, Blessing Oborududu, but lost to potentially silver medalist Meerim Zhumanazarova, Oborududu lost to Nonoka Ozaki in the bronze medal match, Alla Cherkasova did not qualify, Zhumanazarova lost to Amit Elor as an eventual champion.

Format

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. [2]

Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall. [3]

During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete. [3]

Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from 16 to 24 September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places. [4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) [5]

DateTimeEvent
5 August 202415:00Qualification rounds
21:00Semifinals
6 August 202411:00Repechage
20:50Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition. [6] [7]

Legend

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Turkey.svg  Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu  (TUR)2
Flag of the United States.svg  Amit Elor  (USA)10Flag of the United States.svg  Amit Elor  (USA)8
Flag of Poland.svg  Wiktoria Chołuj  (POL)10Flag of Poland.svg  Wiktoria Chołuj  (POL)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Feng  (CHN)3 Flag of the United States.svg  Amit Elor  (USA)10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetiana Rizhko  (UKR)4 Flag of North Korea.svg  Pak Sol-gum  (PRK)0
Flag of India.svg  Nisha Dahiya  (IND)6Flag of India.svg  Nisha Dahiya  (IND)8
Flag of North Korea.svg  Pak Sol-gum  (PRK)10Flag of North Korea.svg  Pak Sol-gum  (PRK)10
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Irina Rîngaci  (MDA)6 Flag of the United States.svg  Amit Elor  (USA)3
Flag of France.svg  Koumba Larroque  (FRA)6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tayla Ford  (NZL)0 Flag of France.svg  Koumba Larroque  (FRA)2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Linda Morais  (CAN)2 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)6
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)1
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Soleymi Caraballo  (VEN)0 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)3
Flag of Japan.svg  Nonoka Ozaki  (JPN)10Flag of Japan.svg  Nonoka Ozaki  (JPN)6
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)8Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)8
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhsaikhan Delgermaa  (MGL)3

Repechage

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Amit Elor  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Meerim Zhumanazarova  (KGZ)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu  (TUR)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Nonoka Ozaki  (JPN)
5Flag of North Korea.svg  Pak Sol-gum  (PRK)
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)
7Flag of India.svg  Nisha Dahiya  (IND)
8Flag of Poland.svg  Wiktoria Chołuj  (POL)
9Flag of France.svg  Koumba Larroque  (FRA)
10Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Irina Rîngaci  (MDA)
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetiana Rizhko  (UKR)
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Feng  (CHN)
13Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhsaikhan Delgermaa  (MGL)
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Linda Morais  (CAN)
15Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tayla Ford  (NZL)
16Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Soleymi Caraballo  (VEN)

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References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Schedule - Women's freestyle 68kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics women's wrestling entries". United World Wrestling . 10 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Brackets, Women's freestyle 68 kg" (PDF). Paris 2024 . 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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