Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling. The World Championships for women's freestyle wrestling first began in 1987. Women's freestyle wrestling at the Olympics first began in 2004. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.
World Level Champions in Women's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight
1987–1996
| Year | Team | 44 kg | 47 kg | 50 kg | 53 kg | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  |
 Weigert, Brigette (1/1) |
Holten, Anne (1/2) |
Halvorsen, Anne Marie (1/1) |
 Van Gucht,Sylvie (1/3) |
Dourthe, Isabelle (1/1) |
Barlie, Ine (1/2) |
Herlin, Brigitte (1/1) |
Jean, Georgette (1/2) |
Rossignol, Patricia (1/1)
|
| 1989 |  |
Yoshimura, Shoko (1/5) |
 Ming-hsiu, Chen (1/1) |
Holten, Anne (2/2) |
Van Gucht, Sylvie (2/3) |
Høie, Gudrun (1/4) |
Sagon, Jocelyne (1/1) |
Blind, Emmanuelle (1/1) |
Jean, Georgette (2/2) |
Shimizu, Miyako (1/1)
|
| 1990 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (2/5) |
 Pedersen, Åsa (1/1) |
Poupon, Martine (1/2) |
Van Gucht, Sylvie (3/3) |
Høie, Gudrun (2/4) |
Siffert, Brigitte (1/2) |
Iijima, Akiko (1/2) |
Iwama, Rika (1/1) |
Urano, Yayoi (1/6)
|
| 1991 | |
 Zhong, Xiue (1/5) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (1/3) |
Poupon, Martine (2/2) |
Zhnag, Xia (1/3) |
 Lugo, Olga (1/1) |
Siffert, Brigitte (2/2) |
Iijima, Akiko (2/2) |
Urano, Yayoi (2/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (1/5)
|
| 1992 | |
Pan, Yanping (1/1) |
Zhong, Xiue (2/5) |
 Saunders, Tricia (1/4) |
Izaguirre, Wendy (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Ryoko (1/1) |
Barlie, Ine (1/2) |
Wang, Chaoli (1/2) |
Guevara, Xiomara (1/1) |
Liu, Dongfeng (2/5)
|
| 1993 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (3/5) |
Zhong, Xiue (3/5) |
Gomis, Anna (1/4) |
Johansen, Line (1/2) |
Høie, Gudrun (3/4) |
 Hartmann, Nikola (1/5) |
Wang, Chaoli (2/2) |
Urano, Yayoi (3/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (3/5)
|
| 1994 | |
Yoshimura, Shoko (4/5) |
Kamibayashi, Miho (1/1) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (2/3) |
Kawasaki, Akemi (1/1) |
Johansen, Line (2/2) |
Hartmann, Nikola (2/5) |
Urano, Yayoi (4/6) |
 Nordhagen, Christine (1/6) |
Funakoshi, Mitsuko (1/1)
|
| 1995 |  |
Yoshimura, Shoko (5/5) |
Yamamoto, Miyuu (3/3) |
Ganachueva, Saniyat (1/1) |
Pluquet, Sophie (1/1) |
Eriksson, Sara (1/2) |
Hartmann, Nikola (3/5) |
Urano, Yayoi (5/6) |
Golliot, Lise (1/2) |
Liu, Dongfeng (4/5)
|
| 1996 | |
Zhong, Xiue (4/5) |
Saunders, Tricia (2/4) |
Smirnova, Olga (1/1) |
Gomis, Anna (2/4) |
Eriksson, Sara (2/2) |
Miyazaki, Mikiko (1/1) |
Urano, Yayoi (6/6) |
Nordhagen, Christine (2/6) |
Liu, Dongfeng (5/5)
|
1997–2001
| Year | Team | 46 kg | 51 kg | 56 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |
Zhong, Xiue (5/5) |
 Piasecka, Joanna (1/1) |
Gomis, Anna (3/4) |
Golliot, Lise (2/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (3/6) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (1/5)
|
| 1998 | |
Saunders, Tricia (3/4) |
Shinomura, Atsuko (1/1) |
Høie, Gudrun (4/4) |
Hartmann, Nikola (4/5) |
Nordhagen, Christine (4/6) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (2/5)
|
| 1999 | |
Saunders, Tricia (4/4) |
 Yamamoto, Seiko (1/4) |
Gomis, Anna (4/4) |
Shoda, Ayako (1/4) |
Bacher, Sandra (1/1) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (3/5)
|
| 2000 | |
 Merleni, Iryna (1/4) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (1/9) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (2/4) |
Hartmann, Nikola (5/5) |
Marano, Kristie (1/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (5/6)
|
| 2001 | |
Merleni, Iryna (2/4) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (2/9) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (3/4) |
Meng, Lili (1/2) |
Nordhagen, Christine (6/6) |
Witkowska, Edyta (1/1)
|
2002–2003
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |
 Wagner, Brigitte (1/1) |
 Poumpouridou, Sofia (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (1/16) |
Kartashova, Alena (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (1/14) |
Burmistrova, Kateryna (1/1) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (4/5)
|
| 2003 | |
Merleni, Iryna (3/4) |
Icho, Chiharu (1/3) |
Yoshida, Saori (2/16) |
Yamamoto, Seiko (4/4) |
Icho, Kaori (2/14) |
Marano, Kristie (2/2) |
Hamaguchi, Kyoko (5/5)
|
2004
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |
Merleni, Iryna (4/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (3/16) |
Icho, Kaori (3/14) |
Wang, Xu (1/1)
|
2005–2007
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |
Ren, Xuecheng (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (3/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (4/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (2/4) |
Icho, Kaori (4/14) |
Meng, Lili (2/2) |
Smith, Iris (1/1)
|
| 2006 | |
Icho, Chiharu (2/3) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (4/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (5/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (3/4) |
Icho, Kaori (5/14) |
Jing, Ruixue (1/2) |
 Zlateva, Stanka (1/5)
|
| 2007 | |
Icho, Chiharu (3/3) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (5/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (6/16) |
Prieto, Audrey (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (6/14) |
Jing, Ruixue (2/2) |
Zlateva, Stanka (2/5)
|
2008
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |
Huynh, Carol (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (7/16) |
Icho, Kaori (7/14) |
Wang, Jiao (1/1)
|
2008–2011
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |
Chun, Clarissa (1/1) |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (6/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (8/16) |
Shoda, Ayako (4/4) |
Nishimaki, Mio (1/2) |
Dugrenier, Martine (1/3) |
Zlateva, Stanka (3/5)
|
| 2009 |  |
Stadnik, Mariya (1/2) |
Mattsson, Sofia (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (9/16) |
Ratkevich, Yuliya (1/1) |
Nishimaki, Mio (2/2) |
Dugrenier, Martine (2/3) |
Qin, Xiaoqing (1/1)
|
| 2010 | |
Sakamoto, Hitomi (7/9) |
Kohut, Oleksandra (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (10/16) |
 Battsetseg, Soronzonboldyn (1/2) |
Icho, Kaori (8/14) |
Dugrenier, Martine (3/3) |
Zlateva, Stanka (4/5)
|
| 2011 | |
Obara, Hitomi (8/9) |
Rakhmanova, Zamira (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (11/16) |
Vasylenko, Hanna (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (9/14) |
Xiluo, Zhuoma (1/1) |
Zlateva, Stanka (5/5)
|
2012
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
Obara, Hitomi (9/9) |
Yoshida, Saori (12/16) |
Icho, Kaori (10/14) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (1/3)
|
2012–2013
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 51 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg | 67 kg | 72 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
 Kaladzinskaya, Vanesa (1/2) |
MacDonald, Jessica (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (13/16) |
Zhang, Lan (1/1) |
Pirozhkova, Elena (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (1/6) |
Fransson, Jenny (1/1)
|
| 2013 | |
Tosaka, Eri (1/4) |
Sun, Yanan (1/1) |
Yoshida, Saori (14/16) |
 Sastin, Marianna (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (11/14) |
Stadnyk, Alina (1/1) |
Zhang, Fengliu (1/1)
|
2014–2017
| Year | Team | 48 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 58 kg | 60 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 75 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Tosaka, Eri (2/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (15/16) |
Hamada, Chiho (1/1) |
Icho, Kaori (12/14) |
Tserenchimed, Sükheegiin (3/3) |
Tkach, Yuliya (1/1) |
Focken, Aline (1/2) |
Gray, Adeline (2/6)
|
| 2015 | |
Tosaka, Eri (3/4) |
Yoshida, Saori (16/16) |
Maroulis, Helen (1/4) |
Icho, Kaori (13/14) |
Herhel, Oksana (3/3) |
Battsetseg, Soronzonboldyn (2/2) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (2/3) |
Gray, Adeline (3/6)
|
| 2016 | |
Tosaka, Eri (4/4) |
Maroulis, Helen (2/4) |
Mukaida, Mayu (1/4) |
Icho, Kaori (14/14) |
Pei, Xingru (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (1/5) |
Dosho, Sara (1/2) |
Wiebe, Erica (1/1)
|
| 2017 | |
Susaki, Yui (1/5) |
Kaladzinskaya, Vanesa (2/2) |
Okuno, Haruna (1/3) |
Maroulis, Helen (3/4) |
Kawai, Risako (2/5) |
Orkhon, Pürevdorjiin (1/1) |
Dosho, Sara (2/2) |
 Adar, Yasemin (1/2)
|
2018–2019
| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 57 kg | 59 kg | 62 kg | 65 kg | 68 kg | 72 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |
Susaki, Yui (2/5) |
Okuno, Haruna (2/3) |
Mukaida, Mayu (2/4) |
Rong, Ningning (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (3/5) |
Yusein, Taybe (1/1) |
 Olli, Petra (1/1) |
Cherkasova, Alla (1/1) |
Di Stasio, Justina (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (4/6)
|
| 2019 | |
 Stadnik, Mariya (2/2) |
 Pak, Yong-mi (1/1) |
Winchester, Jacarra (1/1) |
Kawai, Risako (4/5) |
Morais, Linda (1/1) |
 Tynybekova, Aisuluu (1/3) |
Trazhukova, Inna (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (1/3) |
Vorobieva, Natalia (3/3) |
Gray, Adeline (5/6)
|
2021
| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |
Susaki, Yui (3/5) |
Mukaida, Mayu (3/4) |
Kawai, Risako (5/5) |
Kawai, Yukako (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (2/3) |
Rotter-Focken, Aline (2/2)
|
2021–2023
| Year | Team | 50 kg | 53 kg | 55 kg | 57 kg | 59 kg | 62 kg | 65 kg | 68 kg | 72 kg | 76 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |
Yoshimoto, Remina (1/1) |
Fujinami, Akari (1/2) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (1/3) |
Maroulis, Helen (4/4) |
Dudova, Bilyana (1/1) |
Tynybekova, Aisuluu (2/3) |
 Rîngaci, Irina (1/1) |
Zhumanazarova, Meerim (1/1) |
Furuichi, Masako (1/1) |
Gray, Adeline (6/6)
|
| 2022 | |
Susaki, Yui (4/5) |
Parrish, Dominique (1/1) |
Shidochi, Mayu (4/4) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (2/3) |
Nichita, Anastasia (1/1) |
Ozaki, Nonoka (1/2) |
Morikawa, Miwa (1/1) |
Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (3/3) |
Elor, Amit (1/2) |
Adar, Yasemin (2/2)
|
| 2023 | |
Susaki, Yui (5/5) |
Fujinami, Akari (2/2) |
Okuno, Haruna (3/3) |
Sakurai, Tsugumi (3/3) |
Zhang, Qi (1/1) |
Tynybekova, Aisuluu (3/3) |
Ozaki, Nonoka (2/2) |
Tosun, Buse (1/1) |
Elor, Amit (2/2) |
Kagami, Yuka (1/1)
|
Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
16 World Level Championships
Saori Yoshida, 2002–2015
14 World Level Championships
Kaori Ichō, 2002–2016
9 World Level Championships
Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto), 2000–2012
6 World Level Championships
Yayoi Urano, 1990–1996
Christine Nordhagen, 1994–2001
Adeline Gray, 2012–2021
5 World Level Championships
Shoko Yoshimura, 1989–1995
Liu Dongfeng, 1991–1996
Zhong Xiue, 1991–1997
Nikola Hartmann, 1993–2000
Kyōko Hamaguchi, 1997–2003
Stanka Zlateva, 2006–2011
Risako Kawai, 2016–2021
Yui Susaki, 2017–2023
Team Championships
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.
31 World Level Championships
1988–2023
2 World Level Championships
1995–1998
2001–2012
1 World Level Championships
1987
1999
2009
See also
- List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
- Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling