| Event: | Women's freestyle 72 kg |
| Championship: | 2005 World Championships |
| Dates: | 30 September 2005 |
| Venue: | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena |
| Competitors: | 19 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Gold: | Iris Smith |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Kyoko Hamaguchi |
| Silver Nation: | JPN |
| Bronze: | Anita Schätzle |
| Bronze Nation: | GER |
| Bronze2: | Svetlana Saenko |
| Bronze2 Nation: | UKR |
| Prev: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2006 |
See main article: 2005 World Wrestling Championships.
The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 30 September 2005.[1]
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals.