2008 World Wrestling Championships Explained

2008 World Wrestling Championships
Size:180
Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Dates:11–13 October 2008
Stadium:Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Previous:2007
Next:2009

The 2008 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place from October 11 to October 13, 2008. The competition only featured wrestling in the Female Freestyle event. Traditionally, Wrestling World Championships are not held in Olympic years, but in 2008 a female championship was held because the 2008 Summer Olympics included only four of the seven FILA weight classes for females.[1]

Team ranking

width=50 rowspan="2"RankWomen's freestyle
width=200Teamwidth=50Points
1 65
2 42
3 40
4 31
5 31
6 29
7 23
8 18
9 17
1014

Medal summary

Women's freestyle

48 kg
51 kg
55 kg
59 kg
63 kg
67 kg
72 kg

Participating nations

139 competitors from 41 nations participated.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TheMat.com - The Ultimate Source of Real Wrestling! . Themat.com . 2008-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121022802/http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2008/wwttrials/default.php . November 21, 2008 . dead .