2008 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg

Main article: 2008 World Wrestling Championships

The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2008 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on 13 October.

Medalists

Gold	Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria
Silver	Hong Yan China
Bronze	Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan
	Ohenewa Akuffo Canada

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• R — Retired

Main bracket

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)		0	2	0
	Marina Gastl (AUT)		0					Hong Yan (CHN)		6	0	1
	Hong Yan (CHN)		6F												Hong Yan (CHN)		4	1
	Maria Vryoni (GRE)		0	1											Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		1	1
	Natallia Shynkarova (BLR)		1	1				Natallia Shynkarova (BLR)		0	1
	Stephany Lee (USA)		1	0				Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		1	2
	Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)		0	3F																		Hong Yan (CHN)		1	0
	Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		1	2																		Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		2	4
	Annabelle Ali (CMR)		0	0				Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		6
	Anmol (IND)		0					Jaramit Weffer (VEN)		0R
	Jaramit Weffer (VEN)		4F												Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)		0	0
	Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		3	1											Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		1	2
	Svetlana Saenko (UKR)		0	0				Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)		0	0
	Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		4	5F				Stanka Zlateva (BUL)		1	1
	Diana Mudrag (ROU)		2	0

Repechage

	Repechage round 1						Bronze medals
	Marina Gastl (AUT)	0	0				Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)	1	0	0
	Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)	2	3				Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)	0	1	1
	Diana Mudrag (ROU)	0	0				Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)	1	1
	Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN)	7	1				Alena Starodubtseva (RUS)	0	0