| Event: | Women's freestyle 72 kg |
| Championship: | 2002 World Championships |
| Dates: | 2–3 November 2002 |
| Venue: | Tasos Kampouris Hall |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Gold: | Kyoko Hamaguchi |
| Gold Nation: | JPN |
| Silver: | Wang Xu |
| Silver Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Edyta Witkowska |
| Bronze Nation: | POL |
| Prev: | 2001 |
| Next: | 2003 |
See main article: 2002 World Wrestling Championships.
The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tasos Kampouris Hall in Chalcis, Greece from 2 to 3 November 2002.[1]