| Event: | Women's freestyle 55 kg |
| Championship: | 2016 World Championships |
| Dates: | 10 December 2016 |
| Venue: | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Gold: | Mayu Mukaida |
| Gold Nation: | JPN |
| Silver: | Irina Ologonova |
| Silver Nation: | RUS |
| Bronze: | Aiyim Abdildina |
| Bronze Nation: | KAZ |
| Bronze2: | Davaasükhiin Otgontsetseg |
| Bronze2 Nation: | MGL |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
See main article: 2016 World Wrestling Championships.
The women's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Budapest, Hungary on 10 December.