1996 World Wrestling Championships - Women

Host City Sofia
Country BUL
Held 29 – 31 August 1996
Competitors 27
Countries 12

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -44 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -47 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -50 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -53 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -61 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -65 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -70 kg Women — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -75 kg Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Japan JPN 2 1 3 6
2 China CHN 2 0 0 2
3 France FRA 1 2 1 4
4 United States USA 1 2 0 3
5 Russia RUS 1 1 1 3
6 Canada CAN 1 1 0 2
7 Sweden SWE 1 0 1 2
8 Austria AUT 0 1 0 1
= Bulgaria BUL 0 1 0 1
10 Chinese Taipei TPE 0 0 1 1
= Germany GER 0 0 1 1
= Norway NOR 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Freestyle -44 kg, Women Zhong Xiue CHN Almuth Leitgeb AUT Shoko Yoshimura JPN
Freestyle -47 kg, Women Tricia Saunders USA Angélique Berthenet FRA Miho Adachi JPN
Freestyle -50 kg, Women Olga Smirnova RUS Yoshiko Endo JPN Ida Hellström SWE
Freestyle -53 kg, Women Anna Gomis FRA Jennifer Ryz CAN Ryoko Sakae JPN
Freestyle -57 kg, Women Sara Eriksson SWE Jacquelynn Berube USA Lene Aanes NOR
Freestyle -61 kg, Women Mikiko Miyazaki JPN Nataliya Ivanova RUS Stephanie Groß GER
Freestyle -65 kg, Women Yayoi Urano JPN Doris Blind FRA Elmira Kurbanova RUS
Freestyle -70 kg, Women Christine Nordhagen CAN Galina Ivanova BUL Lise Golliot FRA
Freestyle -75 kg, Women Liu Dongfeng CHN Kristie Stenglein USA Sha Ling-Li TPE