Returning WFS Medalists at the 2025 U20 World Championships

With the U20 World Championships only a few days away, the anticipation of another big tournament for the Americans is building. Specifically in women’s freestyle. We have a strong squad with three returning Junior world medalists - plus a former U17 medalist. After an excellent showing at the U17 World Championships, could the U20 women challenge for a team title? 

Perhaps, but there’s also lots of talent spread out around the world. 

If you’re wondering who are the favorites and who could potentially push some of our homegrown stars, you’re in luck. We’ve combed through the entries and found the wrestlers in the field with hardware from past world championship events. They are listed below, by weight class, along with their American opponents - if they were returning medalists too. 

We’ve just identified the U17, U20, and u23 medalists, not any continental credentials, or anything younger than U17. 

Which weight do you think is the toughest?
 

50 kg

Rinka Ogawa (Japan) - 2023 U17 world champion - 49 kg

Audrey Jimenez (USA) - 2x U20 silver medalist - 50 kg, 2023 U23 silver medalist - 50 kg

Nilufar Nurmukhammadova (Uzbekistan) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg
 

53 kg

Ksenia Kostsenich (Belarus) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 49 kg

Lisette Boettker (Estonia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg

Lilliana Kapuvari (Hungary) - 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg

Natsumi Masuda (Japan) - 2023 U17 world champion - 46 kg

Sevval Cayir (Turkiye) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 49 kg

Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 40 kg
 

55 kg

Lilya Cohen (France) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg

Gerda Terek (Hungary) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2022 U17 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg

Reena (India) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg

Fabiana Rinella (Italy) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 53 kg, 2022 U20 bronze medalist - 49 kg

So Tsutsumi (Japan) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg

Khaliun Byambasuren (Mongolia) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 55 kg

Alexandra Voiculescu (Romania) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 46 kg, 2021 U17 silver medalist - 40 kg

Tuba Demir (Turkiye) - 2x U20 bronze medalist - 55 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg
 

57 kg

Sowaka Uchida (Japan) - 2024 U20 world champion - 57 kg, 2x U17 world champion - 57 kg

Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg

Tinda Dalmyr (Sweden) - 2021 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg

Alina Filipovich (Ukraine) - 2024 U23 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2023 U20 world champion - 57 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg
 

59 kg

Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 51 kg

Marta Hetmanava (Belarus) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg

Neha Sharma (India) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2024 U23 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2024 U17 world champion - 57 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg

Sakura Onishi (Japan) - 2024 U20 world champion - 59 kg, 2023 U17 world champion - 53 kg, 2022 U17 silver medalist - 53 kg

Anna Tieliegina (Lithuania) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 59 kg

Sevim Akbas (Turkiye) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg
 

62 kg

Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 world champion - 49 kg, 2021 U17 silver medalist - 46 kg

Haylie Jaffe (USA) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 61 kg
 

65 kg

Mouda Hamdoun (Egypt) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg

Margarita Salnazarian (Russia) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 65 kg, 203 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg

Beyza Akkus (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 65 kg
 

68 kg

Wenjin Qui (China) - 2025 U17 world champion - 73 kg

Srishti (India) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 68 kg, 2023 U17 silver medalist - 69 kg

Ray Hoshino (Japan) - 2023 U20 world champion - 68 kg

Gulnura Tashtanbekova (Kyrgyzstan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 68 kg

Maria Pantiru (Romania) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 65 kg

Liliana Kazmina (Russia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg

Ayse Erkan (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 68 kg

Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 69 kg
 

72 kg

Zahra Karimzada (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg

Kajal (India) - 2025 U17 silver medalist - 73 kg, 2024 U17 world champion - 69 kg

Jasmine Robinson (USA) - 2024 U20 world champion - 72 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg
 

76 kg

Veronika Vilk (Croatia) - 2023 U17 world champion - 69 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg

Veronika Nyikos (Hungary) - 2x U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg

Priya (India) - 2023 U20 world champion - 76 kg, 2022 U20 silver medalist - 76 kg, 2x U17 world champion - 73 kg

Ayano Moro (Japan) - 2022 U20 world champion - 76 kg

Alina Yertostik (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg

Diana Titova (Russia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg 

Elmira Yasin (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg

Naomi Simon (USA) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg