1997 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg

Women's freestyle 51 kg
at the 1997 World Championships
VenueClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
Dates10–12 July 1997
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
gold medal Joanna Piasecka   Poland
silver medal Shannon Williams   United States
bronze medal Miho Adachi   Japan
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1997 World Wrestling Championships
FreestyleGreco-RomanWomen
54 kg54 kg46 kg
58 kg58 kg51 kg
63 kg63 kg56 kg
69 kg69 kg62 kg
76 kg76 kg68 kg
85 kg85 kg75 kg
97 kg97 kg
130 kg130 kg
Main article: 1997 World Wrestling Championships

The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and was at the Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall held in Clermont-Ferrand, France from 10 to 12 July 1997.[1]

Results

Round 1

Score
Round of 16
 Lyn Maher (AUS) 3–8  Natalya Nikitenko (UKR)
 Huang Chiu-yueh (TPE) 2–4  Joanna Piasecka (POL)
 Claudia Porroni (ITA) 0–8 Fall  Miho Adachi (JPN)
 Shannon Williams (USA) 3–1  Tanja Sauter (GER)
 Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE) 1–11  Angélique Hidalgo (FRA)
 Elena Egoshina (RUS) 9–0  Liu Hongmei (CHN)
 Erica Sharp (CAN) 4–1  Ida Hellström (SWE)

Round 2

Score
Quarterfinals
 Natalya Nikitenko (UKR) 0–7 Fall  Joanna Piasecka (POL)
 Miho Adachi (JPN) 1–2  Shannon Williams (USA)
 Angélique Hidalgo (FRA) 2–4  Elena Egoshina (RUS)
 Erica Sharp (CAN) Bye
Repechage
 Lyn Maher (AUS) 1–4  Huang Chiu-yueh (TPE)
 Claudia Porroni (ITA) 0–4 Fall  Tanja Sauter (GER)
 Konstantina Tsimpanakou (GRE) 1–10 Fall  Liu Hongmei (CHN)
 Ida Hellström (SWE) Bye

Round 3

Score
Semifinals
 Erica Sharp (CAN) 5–10  Joanna Piasecka (POL)
 Shannon Williams (USA) 2–0  Elena Egoshina (RUS)
Repechage
 Ida Hellström (SWE) 4–1  Huang Chiu-yueh (TPE)
 Tanja Sauter (GER) 7–0 Fall  Liu Hongmei (CHN)
 Natalya Nikitenko (UKR) 0–7  Miho Adachi (JPN)
 Angélique Hidalgo (FRA) Bye

Round 4

Score
Repechage
 Angélique Hidalgo (FRA) 4–3  Ida Hellström (SWE)
 Tanja Sauter (GER) 0–8 Fall  Miho Adachi (JPN)

Round 5

Score
Repechage
 Erica Sharp (CAN) 2–10  Angélique Hidalgo (FRA)
 Miho Adachi (JPN) 7–0  Elena Egoshina (RUS)

Finals

Score
5th place match
 Erica Sharp (CAN) 1–1  Elena Egoshina (RUS)
Bronze medal match
 Angélique Hidalgo (FRA) 0–6 Fall  Miho Adachi (JPN)
Final
 Joanna Piasecka (POL) 8–3  Shannon Williams (USA)

References

  1. ^ "Complete results from Women's World Wrestling Championships, July 10–12". themat.com. 14 July 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 23 May 2020.