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IKUO HIGUCHI
Japan Wrestling Federation webpage

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Sakamoto, Makiko (Japan)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. - Sakamoto, Hitomi (Japan)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Yoshida, Saori (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Shoda, Ayako (Japan)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Icho, Kaori(Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Burmistrova, Katerina (Ukraine)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Hamaguchi Kyoko (Japan)

JASON BRYANT
Intermat

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Jenny Wong (USA)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Saori Yoshida (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sally Roberts (USA)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Ewelina Pruzcko (Poland)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)

FRANK SHANLY
MatChat

Women's Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Makiko Sakamoto (Japan)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Irina Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Saori Yoshida (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs. - Ayako Shoda (Japan)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Katerina Burmistrova (Ukraine)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)

GREGG HENRY
The Wrestling Report

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Jenny Wong (USA)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Saori Yoshida (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ida Theres Karlsson (Sweden)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing (USA)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)

BRYAN VAN KLEY
W.I.N. Magazine (publisher)

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Ren Xuecheng (China)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Saori Yoshida (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ida-Theres Karlsson (Sweden)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Elena Perpelkina (Russia)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)

SINA ETAMADI
U.S. fan

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Chiharu Icho (Japan)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Saori Yoshida (Japan)
59 kg/130 lbs.- Sally Roberts (USA)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing (USA)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. –Wang Xu (China)

GARY ABBOTT
USA Wrestler

Women’s Freestyle champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Lorissa Oorzhak (Russia)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tina George (USA)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ayoki Shoda (Japan)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Kaori Icho (Japan)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing (USA)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Wang Xu (China)

ALI GUMAS
AIPS Wrestling Director (TUR)

Women's freestyle champions by nation
Japan (5)
Norway (1)
Hungary (1)