1997 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg

The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and was at the Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall held in Clermont-Ferrand, France from 10 to 12 July 1997.[1]

Medalists

GoldChristine Nordhagen
 Canada
SilverSandra Bacher
 United States
BronzeNina Englich
 Germany

Results

Round 1

Score
Round of 16
 Lene Barlie (NOR)4–3 Anna Udycz (POL)
 Sandra Bacher (USA)4–3 Doris Blind (FRA)
 Nina Strasser (AUT)4–2 Fall Elmira Kurbanova (RUS)
 Giulia Losito (ITA)5–6 Zhang Qing (CHN)
 Yayoi Urano (JPN)3–1 Galina Ivanova (BUL)
 Xiomara Guevara (VEN)10–0 Wu Huei-li (TPE)
 Christine Nordhagen (CAN)5–2 Nina Englich (GER)
 Svetlana Yashkina (UKR)8–0 Kylie McKenzie (AUS)

Round 2

Score
Quarterfinals
 Lene Barlie (NOR)0–4 Fall Sandra Bacher (USA)
 Nina Strasser (AUT)3–5 Zhang Qing (CHN)
 Yayoi Urano (JPN)8–0 Fall Xiomara Guevara (VEN)
 Christine Nordhagen (CAN)12–2 Svetlana Yashkina (UKR)
Repechage
 Anna Udycz (POL)0–2 Doris Blind (FRA)
 Elmira Kurbanova (RUS)0–3 Fall Giulia Losito (ITA)
 Galina Ivanova (BUL)12–1 Fall Wu Huei-li (TPE)
 Nina Englich (GER)10–0 Kylie McKenzie (AUS)

Round 3

Score
Semifinals
 Sandra Bacher (USA)4–1 Fall Zhang Qing (CHN)
 Yayoi Urano (JPN)3–4 Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
Repechage
 Doris Blind (FRA)4–0 Fall Giulia Losito (ITA)
 Galina Ivanova (BUL)0–4 Nina Englich (GER)
 Lene Barlie (NOR)0–5 Fall Nina Strasser (AUT)
 Xiomara Guevara (VEN)3–4 Svetlana Yashkina (UKR)

Round 4

Score
Repechage
 Doris Blind (FRA)0–5 Nina Englich (GER)
 Nina Strasser (AUT)3–1 Svetlana Yashkina (UKR)

Round 5

Score
Repechage
 Zhang Qing (CHN)0–7 Nina Englich (GER)
 Nina Strasser (AUT)1–4 Yayoi Urano (JPN)

Finals

Score
5th place match
 Zhang Qing (CHN)3–4 Fall Nina Strasser (AUT)
Bronze medal match
 Nina Englich (GER)3–0 Yayoi Urano (JPN)
Final
 Sandra Bacher (USA)0–1 Ret Christine Nordhagen (CAN)

References

  1. "Complete results from Women's World Wrestling Championships, July 10–12". themat.com. 14 July 1997. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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