2002 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg

The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tasos Kampouris Hall in Chalcis, Greece from 2 to 3 November 2002.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Sofia Poumpouridou  Greece
Silver	Chiharu Icho  Japan
Bronze	Natalia Golts  Russia

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		JPN	USA	POL
1	Chiharu Icho (JPN)	2	2	0	7	10		—	4–1	6–0 Ret
2	Stephanie Murata (USA)	2	1	1	5	1		1–3 PP	—	WO
3	Marta Wojtanowska (POL)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 PA	0–4 PA	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 2

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		TUR	BUL	FRA
1	Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR)	2	2	0	6	11		—	8–5	3–0
2	Julieta Okot (BUL)	2	1	1	4	8		1–3 PP	—	3–0
3	Farah Touchi (FRA)	2	0	2	0	0		0–3 PO	0–3 PO	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 3

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		RUS	CHN	GER
1	Natalia Golts (RUS)	2	2	0	7	14		—	5–3	9–0 Fall
2	Wen Juling (CHN)	2	1	1	5	18		1–3 PP	—	15–4
3	Jessica Bechtel (GER)	2	0	2	1	4		0–4 TO	1–4 SP	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 4

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		UKR	BLR	IND
1	Viktoriya Brandush (UKR)	2	2	0	7	6		—	3–2	3–0 Fall
2	Alena Kareisha (BLR)	2	1	1	5	12		1–3 PP	—	10–0
3	Neha Rathi (IND)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 TO	0–4 ST	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 5

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		CAN	MGL	AUS
1	Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)	2	2	0	8	14		—	4–0 Fall	10–0
2	Yuragiin Gandolgor (MGL)	2	1	1	4	6		0–4 TO	—	6–2 Fall
3	Kyla Bremner (AUS)	2	0	2	0	2		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Pool 6

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		GRE	MEX	PUR
1	Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)	2	2	0	7	17		—	7–2	10–0
2	Magdalena Arellano (MEX)	2	1	1	5	13		1–3 PP	—	11–0
3	Livanis Rivera (PUR)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 ST	0–4 ST	—

Source: Japan Wrestling

Knockout round

Semifinals

Final

Final

Chiharu Icho (JPN)

4^F

Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR)

0

Chiharu Icho (JPN)

4

Natalia Golts (RUS)

3^F

Natalia Golts (RUS)

0

Viktoriya Brandush (UKR)

0

Chiharu Icho (JPN)

0

Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)

3

Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)

3

Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)

6

Bronze medal match

Natalia Golts (RUS)

3

Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)

0

References

1. "2002 World Championships Complete Results". USA Wrestling. Retrieved 7 May 2020.