1996 World Wrestling Championships
# 1996 World Wrestling Championships

The 1996 World Wrestling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle |
| - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Japan | 68 |
| 2 | Russia | 60 |
| 3 | United States | 48 |
| 4 | France | 41 |
| 5 | Canada | 39 |
| 6 | China | 32 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 29 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 29 |
| 9 | Germany | 25 |
| 10 | Sweden | 23 |

## Medal summary

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 44 kg | Zhong Xiue China | Almuth Leitgeb Austria | Shoko Yoshimura Japan |
| 47 kg | Tricia Saunders United States | Angélique Hidalgo France | Miho Adachi Japan |
| 50 kg | Olga Smirnova Russia | Yoshiko Endo Japan | Ida Hellström Sweden |
| 53 kg | Anna Gomis France | Jennifer Ryz Canada | Ryoko Sakae Japan |
| 57 kg | Sara Eriksson Sweden | Jackie Berube United States | Lene Aanes Norway |
| 61 kg | Mikiko Miyazaki Japan | Natalia Ivanova Russia | Stéphanie Groß Germany |
| 65 kg | Yayoi Urano Japan | Doris Blind France | Elmira Kurbanova Russia |
| 70 kg | Christine Nordhagen Canada | Galina Ivanova Bulgaria | Lise Golliot France |
| 75 kg | Liu Dongfeng China | Kristie Stenglein United States | Sha Ling-li Chinese Taipei |

## Participating nations

105 competitors from 20 nations participated.

* Australia (3)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Bulgaria (9)
* Canada (9)
* China (4)
* Chinese Taipei (9)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* France (7)
* Germany (4)
* Greece (2)
* Italy (4)
* Japan (9)
* Norway (5)
* Poland (6)
* Russia (9)
* Sweden (5)
* Ukraine (5)
* United States (8)
