Olympic champ Maroulis wins second World gold with dominance, Leathers gets bronze at World Championships
August 23, 2017

 


PARIS, France - Olympic champion Helen Maroulis (New York, N.Y./Sunkist Kids) added to her legacy among the greats in American wrestling, claiming her third straight World or Olympic gold medal with a victory at 58 kg/128 lbs. at the World Championships at the AccorHotels Arena on Wednesday.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Paris, France, August 23

Women's freestyle results

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Haruna Okuno (Japan)
Silver - Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria)
Bronze - Becka Leathers (United States)
Bronze - Irina Kurachkina (Belarus)
5th - Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria)
5th - Mathilde Riviere (France)
7th - Mariia Gurova (Russia)
8th - Davaachimeg Erkhembayar (Mongolia)
9th - Lalita (India)
10th - Marina Sedneva (Kazakhstan)
Gold - Haruna Okuno (Japan) dec. Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria), 5-4
Bronze - Irina Kurachkina (Belarus) dec. Mathilde Riviere (France), 9-1
Bronze - Becka Leathers (United States) dec. Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria), 4-2

58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold - Helen Maroulis (United States)
Silver - Marwa Amri (Tunisia)
Bronze - Michelle Fazzari (Canada)
Bronze - Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan)
5th - Ningning Rong (China)
5th - Elin Nilsson (Sweden)
7th - Yessica Oviedo Perez (Dominican Republic)
8th - Iryna Khariv (Ukraine)
9th - Aminat Adeniyi (Nigeria)
10th - Giedre Blekaityte (Lithuania)
Gold - Helen Maroulis (United States) tech. fall Marwa Amri (Tunisia), 11-0
Bronze - Michelle Fazzari (Canada) dec. Elin Nilsson (Sweden), 7-0
Bronze -Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Ningning Rong (China), 6-5

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia)
Silver - Yuliia Tkach Ostapchuk (Ukraine)
Bronze - Valeria Lazinskaya (Russia)
Bronze - Jackeline Renteria Castillo (Colombia)
5th - Hafize Sahin (Turkey)
5th - Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)
7th - Henna Johansson (Sweden)
8th - Yukako Kawai (Japan)
9th - Veranika Ivanova (Belarus)
10th - Lais Nunes de Oliveira (Brazil)
Gold - Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia) dec. Yuliia Tkach Ostapchuk (Ukraine), 6-3
Bronze -Valeria Lazinskaya (Russia) inj. dft. Hafize Sahin (Turkey)
Bronze - Jackeline Renteria Castillo (Colombia) dec. Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria), 6-5

75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Yasemin Adar (Turkey)
Silver - Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus)
Bronze - Hiroe Suzuki (Japan)
Bronze - Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
5th - Epp Mae (Estonia)
5th - Paliha (China)
7th - Andrea Olaya Gutierrez (Colombia)
8th - Pooja (India)
9th - Urtnasan Gan Ochir (Mongolia)
10th - Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)
Gold - Yasemin Adar (Turkey) dec. Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus), 5-4
Bronze -Hiroe Suzuki (Japan) dec. Epp Mae (Estonia), 6-0
Bronze -Justina Di Stasio (Canada) pin Paliha (China), 4:36

U.S. women's performances

55 kg/121 lbs. - Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Ramona Galambos (Hungary), pin
LOSS Haruna Okuno (Japan), 8-0
WIN Carola Rainero (Italy), tech. fall 13-2
WIN Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria), 4-2

58 kg/127.5 lbs. - Helen Maroulis, New York, N.Y. (Sunkist Kids), gold medal
WIN Hanbit Kim (Korea), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Elin Nilsson (Sweden), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Yessica Ovieda Perez (Dominican Republic), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Michelle Fazzari (Canada), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Marwa Amri (Tunisia), tech. fall 10-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/14th
LOSS Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria), 10-2

75 kg/165 lbs. - Victoria Francis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/13th
LOSS Gulmaral Yerkebayeva (Kazakhstan), 10-3

Team Standings after day one
1. Japan 21
2. Belarus 19
3. USA 18
4. Nigeria 17
5. Turkey 16
5. Canada 16
7. Mongolia 15
8. Ukraine 12
8. Russia 12
8. Colombia 12
8. China 12





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