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Canada wins team silver at World Cup of women's wrestling Saturday
Canadian Press
Saturday, October 09, 2004
TOKYO (CP) - Six-time world champion Christine Nordhagen of Calgary and Ohenewa Akuffo of Brampton, Ont., helped Canada to a silver medal in team competition Saturday at the World Cup of women's wrestling.
Japan completed the round-robin tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, trampling China 23-4 to regain the title they lost last year.
The Canadians finished at 4-1, posting a 25-2 win over India and a 19-9 victory over defending champion U.S., on Saturday. China won the bronze in the six-team tournament.
With the score tied 8-8 in Canada's final match against the U.S., Emily Richardson of Burnaby, B.C., hit a single leg throw in overtime for a 4-1 win over Sally Roberts in the 59-kilogram category. Helen Hennick of Burton, N.B., and Nordhagen sealed the victory with pins to assure Canada the silver.
Nordhagen and Akuffo added individual silver medals in 67 kilograms and 72 kilograms respectively while Carol Huynh of Burnaby, B.C., (48 kgs), Erica Sharp of Whitehorse (51 kgs) and Richardson all won bronze.
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Fighting just for the fun of it
Tournament in Japan doesn't have same hype or pressure as Olympics
By JAMES CHRISTIE
Friday, October 8, 2004
At 33, Christine Nordhagen-Vierling has proved as much as she needs to on the wrestling mat -- six world championships, an appearance in the historic debut of women's wrestling at the Olympics and jobs as a high-school physical education teacher and wrestling coach.
At the women's World Cup, which will open in Tokyo today, it will be time to grapple for enjoyment -- and not to grapple with pain.
"I've had some time to reflect after the Olympics [where Nordhagen placed fifth in her weight class] and now I'm looking forward to the World Cup," she said in an interview. "It's still very competitive, with the six best countries in the world competing, but not the same hype, not the same pressure, and I'm going to enjoy myself."
Nordhagen has dropped weight for the Tokyo event, competing at 67 kilograms and opening up the 72-kg spot for Ohenewa Akuffo of Brampton, Ont., to succeed her as Canada's top female heavyweight. The World Cup will feature wrestlers from the defending champion United States, Canada, Russia, China, Japan and India.
Nordhagen's fifth-place finish at the Olympics was short of her golden dream, but she bucked the odds just by getting to Athens. She made it to 2004 Games on a cat's reflexes -- and Bobby Orr's knees.
"In 2001, when it was announced women's wrestling was on the schedule for the Olympic Games, I was excited," she said. "But training was painful every day, and the thought of training and competing for three more years, I didn't know if it would happen."
It was difficult for her to jog in warm-up or go into her stance. Five months of therapy did not eliminate the problem. An arthroscopic inspection showed she had lost all the cartilage in one knee and almost all in the other.
"In June, 2002, doctors scraped tissue under the kneecaps to try and create some scar tissue to act as a cushion and be a barrier to the grinding of bone on bone," she said. "But that didn't work. It didn't feel any better. . . .
"I went back to the doctors and we decided to try something new. It was a treatment for osteoarthritis called Synvisc. It sounded simple. The process was to inject some [synthetic] lubricant into the joint. I went once a week for three weeks, and after the second injection, I noticed a huge difference. It was like night and day. The pain was gone and I could train for the Olympics."
Nordhagen, of Valhalla Centre, Alta., recognizes she's in the sunset days of her career. "I'll take it day by day, as long as I'm enjoying it and my body lets me, but I know I'm starting to feel it and wear down a bit," she said. "There will be a point I have to say it'd be great to coach, but I can't say when."
Other women on the Wrestling Canada roster for Tokyo are: 48 kg, Carol Huynh, Hazelton, B.C.; 51 kg, Erica Sharp, Whitehorse; 55 kg, Laura McDougall, Calgary; 59 kg, Emily Richardson, North Vancouver, B.C.; and 63 kg, Helen Hennick, Burton, N.B. The coaches are Dave Mair of Guelph, Ont. and Jeff Allen of Fredericton
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Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter 10/8/04
Saori Yoshida is in a position that any wrestler would envy.
Kept so busy being lauded for her gold medal in women's wrestling at this summer's Athens Olympics, Yoshida actually lost weight and needed to gain it back for this weekend's World Cup.
"I had to keep eating and eating to get back to my weight class," Yoshida, who won the gold medal in the 55-kilogram class, said Thursday.
Yoshida and Japan's three other medalists from Athens will be looking to regain the World Cup title in the six-team event today and tomorrow at Tokyo's Komazawa Gym.
Yoshida will be looking to maintain her unbeaten record against international competition, a streak stretching through 16 tournaments and including two world championships.
"I have five matches and I want to win them all and win the team championship," said Yoshida, who spent the weeks following Athens being honored at and attending numerous functions.
Unlike the Olympics, which only had four weight divisions, the World Cup will employ the seven classes used for the world championships and other international meets.
This will allow four-time world champion Seiko Yamamoto, who lost to Yoshida for a place on the Olympic team at 55 kg, to compete at 59 kg.
Kaori Icho, the Athens gold medalist at 63 kg, and her older sister, 48-kg silver medalist Chiharu, will also be in action, along with 72-kg bronze medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi.
The other nations in the meet are the defending champion United States, Russia, China, Canada and India. The teams will face each other in a round-robin, duel-meet format over the two days to determine the champion.
The U.S. squad suffered a major blow Thursday when 72-kg entry Toccara Montgomery failed to make weight.
It was Montgomery's victory over Hamaguchi on the final day of last year's World Cup that gave the U.S. a surprise victory over Japan, which had won the two previous titles.
"From a team standpoint, this could be devastating," U.S. coach Terry Steiner said. "We'll still do our best to repeat as champions. This makes it harder, but it's not impossible."
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Ken Marantz Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter 10/9/04
Olympic champion Saori Yoshida won all three of her matches and Japan got off to a strong start in its bid to reclaim the women's wrestling World Cup on Friday.
Japan outclassed the defending champion United States and posted one-sided victories over Canada and India to emerge as the lone undefeated nation from the first day of the two-day, six-team event at Tokyo's Komazawa Gym.
With Japan going to its "bench" and freely using reserves, Yoshida was the lone member of Japan's medal-winning quartet from the Athens Olympics to compete in all three matches.
Japan lost just three of 21 bouts. The hosts opened with a 24-4 victory over Canada, knocked off the United States 19-9, then overwhelmed India 28-1 with mostly a second-string lineup that still won every match by fall or technical fall.
Japan, which won the first two editions of the World Cup before losing to the U.S. last year in the final match, had its path made easier when the top rivals knocked off each other.
Canada and China emerged with 2-1 records, while powerful Russia and the U.S. lagged behind with two losses each. The United States is feeling the loss of 72-kg star Toccara Montgomery, who failed to make weight on Thursday.
Yoshida, the Athens champion at 55 kg, had her closest call against the United States, when Tela O'Donnell tied their match at 5-5 early in the second period before Yoshida pulled away for a 12-5 win.
"It was a really tough match," Yoshida said.
With the loss of Montgomery, O'Donnell is the lone Olympian on the U.S. team. She and Yoshida did not face each other in Athens, where O'Donnell placed sixth.
But they know each other from joint training camps held by the two countries over the past year.
"I practiced with her at training camp and she must have studied my moves," Yoshida said.
O'Donnell effectively used a counterattack against Yoshida's tackles, twice rolling back and throwing the Japanese over the top and onto her back.
"She was using switches and has good flexibility," said Yoshida, who has never lost an international match in her career. "My takedowns weren't going so well."
The two-time world champion eventually made the right adjustments to stop O'Donnell's attempts and reeled off seven straight points over the final 1:45.
In her other matches, Yoshida beat Canada's Laura McDougall by technical fall at 2:58, then pinned India's Sunita Sharma in 38 seconds.
In an upset that did not affect the team score, four-time world champion Seiko Yamamoto lost to American Sally Roberts 7-6 at 59 kg.
"In the match against America, I showed all of my bad points," Yamamoto said. "I didn't concentrate."
Roberts led 6-1 when Yamamoto stormed back to tie it at 6-all on a takedown with 37 seconds to go. But Roberts executed a reversal with :23 left for the decisive point.
Yamamoto missed the Olympics after failing to beat Yoshida in a playoff for the 55-kg spot. There was no 59-kg class in Athens.
Japan's 72-kg Olympic bronze medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi won twice, avenging a loss two years ago to Canada's Ohenewa Akuffo and receiving the forfeit from the U.S. caused by Montgomery.
Hamaguchi trailed Akuffo 3-0 after the Canadian hit a surprising countermove early in their match. But the Japanese, employing a single-arm throw seen more in judo than wrestling, flipped Akuffo onto her back and held on for a fall in 2:21.
Hamaguchi reacted as if she had won an Olympic gold, roaring in celebration as she pranced around the mat, including a stopover near her omnipresent father, former pro wrestler Heigo "Animal" Hamaguchi.
Hamaguchi seemed a bit embarrassed later when asked of her display. She said it stemmed from the two losses she suffered at last year's World Cup, including a defeat by Montgomery that cost Japan the title.
"I think I want to win this World Cup more than anybody else," Hamaguchi said. "Last year I became a world champion and two weeks later, I felt the sting of losing. I don't want that to happen again."
The meet also marked the international return of Hitomi Sakamoto, a two-time world champion who has missed the last three years--including the Olympic trials--due to a knee injury.
Sakamoto beat American Stephanie Murata 7-1 and pinned India's Neha Rathi in 42 seconds.
The Icho sisters, silver medalist Chiharu at 48 kg and Olympic champion Kaori at 63 kg, each won twice.
In today's final session, Japan will face Russia and China.
Showing the popularity of the sport following Japan's Athens success, the latter match will be televised nationwide in prime time on a delayed basis by NTV.
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Japan starts well in wrestling World Cup
The Japan Times Ltd 10/9/04
Japan kicked off its campaign for its first title in two years with a strong start after wins over Canada, the United States and India on the opening day of the women's wrestling World Cup on Friday.
Japan, led by the Olympic medal-winning quartet of Chiharu Icho (48 kg), Saori Yoshida (55 kg), Kaori Icho (63 kg) and Kyoko Hamaguchi (72 kg), defeated Canada 6-1, downed the United States 5-2 and overwhelmed India 7-0 at the two-day team event featuring six nations.
Olympic champion Yoshida struggled with her trademark turbocharged tackles in a bout against archrival Tela O'Donnell before defeating the American on points with a string of effective back techniques at Komazawa Gymnasium.
Five-time world champion Hamaguchi, whose bronze-medal finish in Athens was somewhat of a disappointment, allowed Canadian Ohenewa Akuffo to score on a reverse tackle in her opening match but tossed her opponent to the mat for a pin after 2 minutes in the first period.
"We did well today, I hope we can carry the momentum over to tomorrow," Hamaguchi said.
Seiko Yamamoto, who underwent knee surgery in April, lost one of her matches at 59 kg, leaving her with a 1-1 record.
Japan will face China and Russia on the final day of the round-robin competition on Saturday.
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Wrestling: Japan claims 3rd title at women's World Cup
10/9/04
Japan demolished the competition to claim its first title in two years and third overall with an unbeaten record at the women's wrestling World Cup on Saturday.
The Olympic medal-winning quartet of Chiharu Icho (48 kg), Saori Yoshida (55 kg), Kaori Icho (63 kg) and Kyoko Hamaguchi (72 kg) steered the host to a 5-0 record at the two-day meet, including 6-1 victories over Russia and China on the final day at Komazawa Gymnasium.
Japan, which placed second at the previous World Cup, finished ahead of runner-up Canada (4-1) and China followed in third at 3-2.in the six-nation round-robin competition featuring seven weight categories.
The United States, which won the title last year, finished in a disappointing fifth with a 1-4 record.
Five-time world champion Hamaguchi was named the MVP after winning four matches, while Yoshida extended her winning streak against foreign wrestlers to 79.
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UPDATED: USA drops duals to Russia and Canada to finish fifth at Women’s World Cup in Japan
10/9/2004
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
With dual meet losses to Russia and Canada on Saturday, the United States finished with a 1-4 record and placed fifth as a team at the Women’s World Cup of freestyle wrestling, Saturday, October 9 in Tokyo, Japan.
The losses on Saturday included a 14-12 loss to Russia and a 19-9 loss to Canada.
Host Japan won the team title with a perfect 5-0 record. Canada was second with a 4-1 record. China was third at 3-2, Russia fourth at 2-3, the USA fifth at 1-4 and India in sixth at 0-5.
Japan’s team featured six athletes who have won past World gold medals, including all four of their 2004 Olympic medalists. It was hailed as Japan’s “Dream Team” in women’s wrestling.
On the first day on Friday, the U.S. defeated India, 23-6, to open the tournament then was defeated by host Japan, 19-9 and China, 15-13.
The U.S. team competed with just six of the seven weight classes filled, after Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/New York AC) did not make weight at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
“I talked to the women about how things have to change or we will not change as a team,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner. “There are two things that I see. The first is discipline all the time. It has to be in every area of our lives and all year long. We also need courage, by having the courage to open up and use what we can do. The people who win are from disciplined teams and those that have the courage to open up their technique.”
“We have some new challenges ahead of us, and we have to get up on that horse and go,” said Steiner. “We have to use our frustration and disappointment in the right direction.”
Against Russia, the United States opened with three wins in the lighter weights, then dropped the final three bouts as well as gave up a forfeit at 72 kg.
Winning matches against Russia were Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 2001 World silver medalist Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. and 2004 Olympian Tela O’Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Chun stopped Anna Trusova, 7-4. Murata scored a 6-0 victory over Ekaterina Savelova. O’Donnell scored a pin over Natalia Karamchakova in 4:26. It was O’Donnell’s second victory by fall in the tournament.
A key to the Russian victory were wins by sisters Evgenia Perepelkina at 59 kg/130 lbs. and younger sister, Elena Perepelkina at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. Evgenia Perepelkina edged 2003 World bronze medalist Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 3-0 in overtime, while Elena Perepelkina stopped 2001 World Cup champion Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), 4-1, by winning a clinch position.
Against Canada, the only winners for the U.S. were Murata and O’Donnell. Murata stopped veteran Erica Sharp, 6-4, while O’Donnell knotched her third pin of the tournament, putting away Laura McDougall in 57 seconds.
Canada scored a pair of falls late in the match with Helen Hennick at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and six-time World champion Christine Nordhagen at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. Hennick pinned Alaina Berube (Escanaba, Mich./New York AC) and Nordhagen pinned Downing.
Individual medals were awarded at each weight class. The United States claimed a pair of silver medals by Murata and O’Donnell. Placing fourth in their weight divisions were Chun, Berube and Downing. Finishing in fifth was Roberts.
Japan had four of the individual gold medalists: Hitomi Sakamoto at 51 kg/112.25 lbs., Saori Yoshida at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kaori Icho at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Kyoko Hamaguchi at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Yoshida ran her personal winning streak against non-Japanese opponents to 79 straight international wins.
Other individual champions were Deng Weichan of China at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Su Lihui of China at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Elena Perepelkina of Russia at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
The United States were the defending World Cup team champions, winning the 2003 World Cup also held in Tokyo. Japan won the first two World Cups held in 2001 and 2002.
Results, stories and photos are posted on this web location:
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~JWF2004/English/2004/000.htm
10/8/2004
Tokyo, Japan
Entered by Gary Abbott
Team Scoring
1. Japan, 5 -0 record
2. Canada, 4-1 record
3. China, 3-2 record
4. Russia, 2-3 record
5. United States, 1-4 record
6. India, 0-5 record
Results By Weight
DUAL MEET RESULTS - DAY ONE
Japan 24, Canada 4
48 - Chiharu Icho (JPN) dec. Carol Hyuhn (CAN), 10-0, 6:00
51 - Ninako Hattori(JPN) dec Erica Sharp(CAN), 4-2
55 - Saori Yoshida(JPN) tech. fall Laura McDougall(CAN), 10-0, 2:58
59 - Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) tech. fall Emily Richardson (CAN), 11-0, 4:41
63 - Kaori Icho (JPN) tech. fall Helen Hennick (CAN) by TF, 10-0, 5:35
67 - Christine Nordhagen (CAN) dec. Eri Sakamoto (JPN), 4-3
72 - Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) pin Akuffo Ohenewa (CAN), 2:21 (4-3)
United States 23, India 6
48 - Clarissa Chun (USA) tech. fall Shumel Khan (IND), 11-0, 2:12
51 - Stephanie Murata (USA) tech. fall Neha Rathi (IND), 13-2, 4:48
55 - Tela O'Donnell (USA) pin Sunita Sharmaa (IND), 1:24 (4-0)
59 - Sally Roberts (USA) dec. Alka Tomar (IND), 6-3
63 - Alaina Berube (USA) pin Geetika Jakhar (IND), 5:49 (11-4)
67 - Katie Downing (USA) pin Manju Shekhawar (IND), 3:52 (8-0)
72 - Sonika Kaliraman (IND) won by default
China 15, Russia 12
48 - Deng Weichan (CHN) dec. Anna Trusova (RUS), 6-0
51 - Tan Dongmei (CHN) dec. Ekaterina Savelova (RUS), 4-3, OT 6:54
55 - Natalia Karamchakova (RUS) dec. Sun Dongmei (CHN), 6-5
59 - Su Lihui (CHN) dec. Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS), 4-3
63 - Anna Polovneva (RUS) dec. Jia Yafeng (CHN), 12-3
67 - Elena Perepelkina (RUS) dec. Jing Ruixue (CHN), 3-1
72 - Ma Bailing (CHN) dec. Alena Starodubtseva (RUS), 10-5
Japan 19, United States 9
48 - Makiko Sakamoto (JPN) pin Clarissa Chun (USA), 0:46 (4-0)
51 - Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN) dec. Stephanie Murata (USA), 7-1
55 - Saori Yoshida (JPN) dec. Tela O'Donnell (USA), 12-5
59 - Sally Roberts (USA) dec. Seiko Yamamoto (JPN), 7-6
63 - Kaori Icho (JPN) pin Alaina Berube (USA) , 1:21 (4-0)
67 - Katie Downing (USA) pin Norie Saito (JPN), 1:18 (4-0)
72 -Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) won by default
Canada 15, China 12
48 - Deng Weichan (CHN) dec. Carol Hyuhn (CAN), 5-3
51 - Erica Sharp (CAN) pin Tan Dongmei (CHN), 1:14 (4-0)
55 - Sun Dongmei (CHN) dec. Laura McDougall (CAN), 10-1
59 - Su Lihui (CHN) dec. Emily Richardson (CAN), 9-3
63 - Jia Yafeng (CHN) dec. Helen Hennick (CAN), 7-1
67 - Christine Nordhagen (CAN) tech. fall Jing Ruixue (CHN), 12-0, 2:48
72 - Akuffo Ohenewa (CAN) dec. Ma Bailing (CHN), 5-0
China 15, United States 13
48 - Deng Weichan (CHN) dec. Clarissa Chun (USA), 11-5
51 - Stephanie Murata (USA) tech. fall Tan Dongmei (CHN), 11-0, 3:53
55 - Tela O'Donnell (USA) dec. Sun Dongmei (CHN), 8-5
59 - Su Lihui (CHN) tech. fall Sally Roberts (USA), 12-2, 3:21
63 - Alaina Berube (USA) pin Jia Yafeng (CHN), 0:58 (4-0)
67 - Jing Ruixue (CHN) dec. Katie Downing (USA), 3-0
72 - Ma Bailing (CHN) won by default
Russia 23, India 5
48 - Anna Trusova (RUS) dec. Shumel Khan (IND), 11-3
51 - Ekaterina Savelova (RUS) dec. Neha Rathi (IND), 9-4
55 - Natalia Karamchakova (RUS) pin Sunita Sharmaa (IND), 1:48 (6-0)
59 - Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS) dec. Alka Tomar (IND), 6-5, OT, 6:48
63 - Anna Polovneva (RUS) dec. Geetika Jakhar (IND), 5-4
67 - Elena Perepelkina (RUS) pin Manju Shekhawar (IND), 0:17 (3-0)
72 - Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) dec. Sonika Kaliraman (IND), 13-7
Japan 28, India 1
48 - Chiharu Icho (JPN) tech. fall Shumel Khan (IND), 10-0, 0:53
51 - Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN) pin Neha Rathi (IND), 0:42 (3-0)
55 - Saori Yoshida (JPN) pin Sunita Sharmaa (IND), 0:38 (7-0)
59 - Rena Iwama (JPN) tech. fall Alka Tomar (IND), 11-0, 5:21
63 - Hatsumi Nakanishi (JPN) pin Geetika Jakhar (IND), 0:41 (4-0)
67 - Eri Sakamoto (JPN) pin Manju Shekhavat (IND), 0:40 (3-0)
72 - Ayako Murashima (JPN) tech. fall Sonika Kaliraman (IND) , 16-4, 4:06
Canada 17, Russia 7
48 - Carol Hyuhn (CAN) dec. Anna Trusova (RUS), 7-0
51 - Erica Sharp (CAN) dec. Ekaterina Savelova (RUS), 6-2
55 - Natalia Karamchakova (RUS) dec. Laura McDougall (CAN), 6-0
59 - Emily Richardson (CAN) tech. fall Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS), 10-0, 3:52
63 - Helen Hennick (CAN) dec. Anna Polovneva (RUS), 6-0
67 - Elena Perepelkina (RUS) dec. Christine Nordhagen (CAN), 3-1
72 - Akuffo Ohenewa (CAN) dec. Alena Starodubtseva (RUS), 4-0, 6:07
DUAL MEET RESULTS, DAY TWO
Russia 14, United States 12
48 - Clarissa Chun (USA) dec. Anna Trusova (RUS), 7-4
51 - Stephanie Murata (USA) dec. Ekaterina Savelova (RUS), 6-0
55 - Tela O'Donnell (USA) pin Natalia Karamchakova (RUS), 4:26 (12-2)
59 - Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS) dec. Sally Roberts (USA), 3-0, OT 6:21
63 - Anna Polovneva (RUS) dec. Alaina Berube (USA), 7-2
67 - Elena Perepelkina(RUS) dec. Katie Downing (USA), 4-1
72 - Alena Starodubtseva (RUS) won by default
Canada 25, India 2
48 - Carol Hyuhn (CAN) dec. Shumel Khan (IND), 4-0
51 - Erica Sharp (CAN) pin Neha Rathi (IND),4:08 (14-3)
55 - Laura McDougall (CAN) pin Sunita Sharmaa (IND), 4:58 (8-0)
59 - Emily Richardson (CAN) dec. Alka Tomar (IND), 7-3
63 - Helen Hennick (CAN) dec. Geetika Jakhar (IND), 7-6, 6:17
67 - Christine Nordhagen (CAN) pin Manju Shekhawar (IND), 2:00 (9-0)
72 - Akuffo Ohenewa (CAN) dec. Sonika Kaliraman (IND), 1:27 (4-0)
Japan 24, Russia 4
48 - Makiko Sakamoto (JPN) pin Anna Trusova (RUS), 1:12 (6-0)
51 - Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN) pin Ekaterina Savelova (RUS), 1:44 (7-0)
55 - Saori Yoshida (JPN) tech. fall Natalia Karamchakova (RUS), 14-1, 1:48
59 - Rena Iwama (JPN) pin Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS), 4:27 (8-1)
63 - Kaori Icho (JPN) pin Anna Polovneva (RUS), 2:26 (8-0)
67 - Elena Perepelkina (RUS) dec. Eri Sakamoto (JPN), 5-0
72 - Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) inj. dft. Alena Starodubtseva (RUS), 4:41 (6-0)
China 26, India 2
48 - Deng Weichan (CHN) pin Shumel Khan (IND) by fall,0:19 (4-0)
51 - Tan Dongmei (CHN) tech. fall Neha Rathi (IND) by TF,11-0, 4:13
55 - Sun Dongmei (CHN) pin Sunita Sharmaa (IND), 0:11 (3-0)
59 - Su Lihui (CHN) dec. Alka Tomar (IND), 6-2
63 - Jia Yafeng (CHN) dec. Geetika Jakhar (IND), 13-10
67 - Jing Ruixue (CHN) pin Manju Shekhavat (IND), 0:39 (3-0)
72 - Ma Bailing (CHN) pin Sonika Kaliraman (IND), 1:36 (6-0)
Canada 19, United States 9
48 - Carol Hyuhn (CAN) dec. Clarissa Chun (USA), 7-3
51 - Stephanie Murata (USA) dec. Erica Sharp (CAN), 6-4
55 - Tela O'Donnell (USA) pin Laura McDougall (CAN), 0:57 (7-0)
59 - Emily Richardson (CAN) dec. Sally Roberts (USA), 4-1, OT 8:32
63 - Helen Hennick (CAN) pin Alaina Berube (USA) byfall, 2:20 (4-1)
67 - Christine Nordhagen (CAN) pin Katie Downing (USA), 1:25 (7-2)
72 - Akuffo Ohenewa (CAN) won by default
Japan 23, China 4
48 - Chiharu Icho (JPN) dec. Deng Weichan (CHN), 3-2,OT 8:00
51 - Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN) dec. Tan Dongmei (CHN) byfall, 0:35 (4-0)
55 - Saori Yoshida (JPN) dec. Sun Dongmei (CHN) byfall, 4:55 (12-3)
59 - Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) dec. Su Lihui (CHN) by fall,4:37 (3-1)
63 - Kaori Icho (JPN) dec. Jia Yafeng (CHN) by fall,3:52 (9-0)
67 - Jing Ruixue (CHN) dec. Eri Sakamoto (JPN), 7-1
72 - Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) dec. Ma Bailing (CHN), 3-0
INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st - Deng Weichan (CHN)
2nd - Chiharu Icho (JPN)
3rd - Carol Hyuhn (CAN)
4th - Clarissa Chun (USA)
5th - Makiko Sakamoto (JPN)
6th - Anna Trusova (RUS)
7th - Shumel Khan (IND)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
1st - Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN)
2nd - Stephanie Murata (USA)
3rd - Erica Sharp (CAN)
4th - Tan Dongmei (CHN)
5th - Ekaterina Savelova (RUS)
6th - Ninako Hattori(JPN)
7th - Neha Rathi (IND)
55 kg/121 lbs.
1st - Saori Yoshida (JPN)
2nd- Tela O'Donnell (USA)
3rd - Natalia Karamchakova (RUS)
4th - Sun Dongmei (CHN)
5th - Laura McDougall (CAN)
6th - Sunita Sharmaa (IND)
59 kg/130 lbs.
1st - Su Lihui (CHN)
2nd - Emily Richardson (CAN)
3rd - Seiko Yamamoto (JPN)
4th - Rena Iwama (JPN)
5th - Sally Roberts (USA)
6th- Evgenia Perepelkina (RUS)
7th - Alka Tomar (IND)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Kaori Icho (JPN)
2nd - Helen Hennick (CAN)
3rd - Anna Polovneva (RUS)
4th - Alaina Berube (USA)
5th - Jia Yafeng (CHN)
6th - Hatsumi Nakanishi (JPN)
7th - Geetika Jakhar (IND)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
1st - Elena Perepelkina(RUS)
2nd - Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
3rd - Jing Ruixue (CHN)
4th - Katie Downing (USA)
5th - Eri Sakamoto (JPN)
6th - Norie Saito (JPN)
7th - Manju Shekhawar (IND)
72 kg/158.5 lbs.
1st - Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)
2nd- Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)
3rd - Ma Bailing (CHN)
4th- Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)
5th - Sonika Kaliraman (IND)
6th - Ayako Murashima (JPN)