2003 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 48 kg

Main article: 2003 World Wrestling Championships

The women's freestyle 48 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York, United States from 12 to 14 September 2003.

Medalists

Gold	Iryna Merleni Ukraine
Silver	Patricia Miranda United States
Bronze	Li Hui China

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Preliminary round

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		FRA	POL	PER
1	Angélique Berthenet (FRA)	2	2	0	6	9		—	5–2	4–2
2	Iwona Sadowska (POL)	2	1	1	4	5		1–3 PP	—	3–0
3	Flor Quispe (PER)	2	0	2	1	2		1–3 PP	0–3 PO	—

Source: Official website

Pool 2

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		BUL	KOR	GER
1	Kamelia Tzekova (BUL)	2	2	0	7	12		—	8–6	4–0 Fall
2	Park Ji-young (KOR)	2	1	1	4	9		1–3 PP	—	3–1
3	Sigrun Dobner (GER)	2	0	2	1	1		0–4 TO	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Pool 3

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		USA	CAN	ESP
1	Patricia Miranda (USA)	2	2	0	7	14		—	3–1	11–0
2	Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)	2	1	1	5	8		1–3 PP	—	7–0 Fall
3	María del Mar Peralta (ESP)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	—

Source: Official website

Pool 4

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		GRE	IND	AUS
1	Fani Psatha (GRE)	2	2	0	6	12		—	8–5	4–3
2	Kamini Yadav (IND)	2	1	1	4	8		1–3 PP	—	3–1
3	Lila Ristevska (AUS)	2	0	2	2	4		1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Pool 5

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		KGZ	TPE	KAZ
1	Alfia Zaynulina (KGZ)	2	2	0	6	8		—	4–2	4–2
2	Wang Ying-chi (TPE)	2	1	1	4	11		1–3 PP	—	9–0
3	Zhanar Amangaliyeva (KAZ)	2	0	2	1	2		1–3 PP	0–3 PO	—

Source: Official website

Pool 6

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		RUS	NOR	SWE
1	Inga Karamchakova (RUS)	2	2	0	6	8		—	5–3	3–2
2	Gudrun Høie (NOR)	2	1	1	5	3		1–3 PP	—	WO
3	Ida Hellström (SWE)	2	0	2	1	2		1–3 PP	0–4 PA	—

Source: Official website

Pool 7

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		CHN	ITA	BRA
1	Li Hui (CHN)	2	2	0	8	20		—	13–3	7–2 Fall
2	Francine De Paola (ITA)	2	1	1	5	13		1–4 SP	—	10–0
3	Susana Santos (BRA)	2	0	2	0	2		0–4 TO	0–4 ST	—

Source: Official website

Pool 8

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		JPN	VEN	TJK	ROM
1	Makiko Sakamoto (JPN)	3	3	0	9	14		—	3–0	6–5	5–0
2	Mayelis Caripá (VEN)	3	2	1	7	16		0–3 PO	—	5–1	11–3 Fall
3	Lidiya Karamchakova (TJK)	3	1	2	5	9		1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—	3–2
4	Nicoleta Badea (ROM)	3	0	3	1	5		0–3 PO	0–4 TO	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Pool 9

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		UKR	TUR	PUR	SUI
1	Iryna Merleni (UKR)	3	3	0	12	26		—	11–0	7–0 Fall	8–0 Fall
2	Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR)	3	2	1	6	10		0–4 ST	—	4–0	6–3
3	Livanis Rivera (PUR)	3	1	2	3	4		0–4 TO	0–3 PO	—	4–3
4	Karin Wild (SUI)	3	0	3	2	6		0–4 TO	1–3 PP	1–3 PP	—

Source: Official website

Knockout round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Angélique Berthenet (FRA)

5F

Kamelia Tzekova (BUL)

2

Angélique Berthenet (FRA)

1

Patricia Miranda (USA)

11

Patricia Miranda (USA)

7F

Fani Psatha (GRE)

0

Fani Psatha (GRE)

5

Alfia Zaynulina (KGZ)

1

Patricia Miranda (USA)

4

Iryna Merleni (UKR)

5

Inga Karamchakova (RUS)

0

Li Hui (CHN)

3F

Li Hui (CHN)

1

Bronze medal match

Iryna Merleni (UKR)

6

Makiko Sakamoto (JPN)

2

Fani Psatha (GRE)

3

Iryna Merleni (UKR)

5

Li Hui (CHN)

15F