2020 Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki (Photo courtesy of Kadir Calisken/UWW)Monday marked the first medals that were handed out in wrestling at the 2020 Olympics. As each weight class has concluded we will have a wrap-up for each, which includes results and some notable facts related to the weight.
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57 kg Women's Freestyle
62 kg Women's Freestyle
68 kg Women's Freestyle
76 kg Women's Freestyle
Qualification Results
Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) over Stalvira Orshush (ROC) 11-7
Sarra Hamdi (Tunisia) over Seema Bisla (India) 3-1
Yui Susaki (Japan) over Namuuntsetseg Tsogt Ochir (Mongolia) 10-0
Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) over Valentina Islamova (Kazakhstan) 9-6
Oskana Livach (Ukraine) over Adijat Idris (Nigeria) 10-0
Yanan Sun (China) over Yusneylis Guzman Lopez (Cuba) 8-2
Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Evin Demirhan (Turkey) 11-0
Miglena Selishka (Bulgaria) over Emilia Vuc (Romania) 6-0
Quarterfinal Results
Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) over Sarra Hamdi (Tunisia) 10-0
Yui Susaki (Japan) over Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) 10-0
Yanan Sun (China) over Oskana Livach (Ukraine) 7-3
Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Miglena Selishka (Bulgaria) 12-2
Semifinal Results
Yui Susaki (Japan) over Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) 11-0
Yanan Sun (China) over Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) 10-7
Repechage Results
Oskana Livach (Ukraine) over Yusneylis Guzman Lopez (Cuba) Fall
Namuuntsetseg Tsogt Ochir (Mongolia) over Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador)
Bronze Medal Matches
Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) over Namuuntsetseg Tsogt Ochir (Mongolia) 10-0
Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Oskana Livach (Ukraine) 12-1
Gold Medal Match
Yui Susaki (Japan) over Yanan Sun (China) 10-0
Notes:
Yui Susaki won her third World/Olympic gold medal.
Susaki is still undefeated against opponents outside of Japan.
In four matches, Susaki outscored her competition 41-0.
Susaki earned wins over the other two past world champions at this weight (Yanan Sun/Mariya Stadnik).
Japan has had an Olympic gold medalist at the lightest women's weights in each of the last three Games.
Sun is a two-time Olympic medalist. She is also a five-time World/Olympic medalist.
Sun picked up two wins over past world medalists (Sarah Hildebrandt/Oksana Livach) on the way to the finals.
Stadnik is now a four-time Olympic medalist (Silver x2, Bronze x2). She is also a 10-time World/Olympic medalist.
Stadnik has suffered a loss to a Japanese opponent in each of the last three Olympic Games.
Stadnik was the only seeded wrestler that made it to the Olympic podium.
Hildebrandt is now a two-time World/Olympic medalist.
Hildebrandt earned wins over two past world medalists (Evin Demirhan and Livach).
With her bronze medal, Hildebrandt became the third American woman to earn a medal at the initial weight class (Patricia Miranda - 2004 and Clarissa Chun - 2012).
Both semifinal losers rebounded to earn bronze medals.
The opening round saw three past world medalists go down (Demirhan, Islamova, Vuc).
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