| Event: | Women's freestyle 72 kg |
| Championship: | 2011 World Championships |
| Dates: | 16 September 2011 |
| Venue: | Sinan Erdem Dome |
| Competitors: | 31 |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Gold: | Stanka Zlateva |
| Gold Nation: | BUL |
| Silver: | Ekaterina Bukina |
| Silver Nation: | RUS |
| Bronze: | Ali Bernard |
| Bronze Nation: | USA |
| Bronze2: | Vasilisa Marzaliuk |
| Bronze2 Nation: | BLR |
| Bronze2 Variant: | 1995 |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
See main article: 2011 World Wrestling Championships.
The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 16 September 2011.
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals.