Women's freestyle 63 kilograms competition at the

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, took place on August 18 at the

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competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a

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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.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Standard Time ( UTC−03:00)

Results

; Legend * F — Won by

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* R — Retired

Final

Top half

Bottom half

Repechage

Final standing

References

External links

NBC Olympics Coverage
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