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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
VenueGrand Palais Éphémère
Date5–6 August 2024
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amit Elor  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Meerim Zhumanazarova  Kyrgyzstan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nonoka Ozaki  Japan
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86 kg87 kg62 kg
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – 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

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

Date Time Event
5 August 2024 15:00 Qualification rounds
21:00 Semifinals
6 August 2024 11:00 Repechage
20:50 Finals

Results

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

Legend

Main bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (TUR) 2
 Amit Elor (USA) 10  Amit Elor (USA) 8
 Wiktoria Chołuj (POL) 10  Wiktoria Chołuj (POL) 0
 Zhou Feng (CHN) 3  Amit Elor (USA) 10
 Tetiana Rizhko (UKR) 4  Pak Sol-gum (PRK) 0
 Nisha Dahiya (IND) 6  Nisha Dahiya (IND) 8
 Pak Sol-gum (PRK) 10  Pak Sol-gum (PRK) 10
 Irina Rîngaci (MDA) 6  Amit Elor (USA) 3
 Koumba Larroque (FRA) 6  Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ) 0
 Tayla Ford (NZL) 0  Koumba Larroque (FRA) 2
 Linda Morais (CAN) 2  Blessing Oborududu (NGR) 6
 Blessing Oborududu (NGR) 8  Blessing Oborududu (NGR) 1
 Soleymi Caraballo (VEN) 0  Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ) 3
 Nonoka Ozaki (JPN) 10  Nonoka Ozaki (JPN) 6
 Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ) 8  Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ) 8
 Enkhsaikhan Delgermaa (MGL) 3

Repechage

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Final standing

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Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Amit Elor (USA)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (TUR)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Nonoka Ozaki (JPN)
5  Pak Sol-gum (PRK)
5  Blessing Oborududu (NGR)
7  Nisha Dahiya (IND)
8  Wiktoria Chołuj (POL)
9  Koumba Larroque (FRA)
10  Irina Rîngaci (MDA)
11  Tetiana Rizhko (UKR)
12  Zhou Feng (CHN)
13  Enkhsaikhan Delgermaa (MGL)
14  Linda Morais (CAN)
15  Tayla Ford (NZL)
16  Soleymi Caraballo (VEN)

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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