The women's freestyle 59 kilograms is a competition featured at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

, and was held in

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, Serbia on 14 and 15 September 2022. The qualification rounds were held on 14 September while medal matches were held on the 2nd day of the competition. 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. European champion

Anastasia Nichita Anastasia Nichita (born 19 February 1999) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 59kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a three-time gold medalist in the 59kg event at the E ...

of Moldova won the gold medal after edging Norway's former European champion

Grace Bullen Grace Jacob Bullen (born 7 February 1997) is a Norwegian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the 59kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, ...

from Norway 4–1 after six minutes. Japan's Sakura Motoki won by fall versus China's Zhang Qi in one of the bronze medal bouts, the scoreline was 7–0 at the time, while Poland's

Jowita Wrzesień Jowita Wrzesień (born 8 December 1993) is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won the silver medal in the women's 59kg ...

recorded a 4–2 victory on points over Mongolia's Bat-Erdeniin Erdenesuvd to also walk away with a bronze medal.

Results

;Legend *F — Won by fall

Main bracket

Repechage

Final standing

References

External links

Official website
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