1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
# 1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg

The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Poznań, Poland from 8 to 10 October 1998.

## Results

### Round 1

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Round of 16 |||
| Lene Barlie (NOR) | 4–1 | Sandra Bacher (USA) |
| Ewelina Pruszko (POL) | 16–5 | Margarita Montes (ESP) |
| Aldona Homiča (LAT) | 0–11 Fall | Christine Nordhagen (CAN) |
| Anna Shamova (RUS) | 10–0 Fall | Tatyana Denisova (UZB) |
| Nina Strasser (AUT) | 11–1 | Helene Karlsson (SWE) |
| Galina Ivanova (BUL) | 5–4 | Giulia Losito (ITA) |
| Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) | 6–8 | Reiko Sumiya (JPN) |
| Stéphanie Groß (GER) | 7–0 | Catherine Arlove (AUS) |

### Round 2

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Lene Barlie (NOR) | 3–4 | Ewelina Pruszko (POL) |
| Christine Nordhagen (CAN) | 10–0 | Anna Shamova (RUS) |
| Nina Strasser (AUT) | 6–5 | Galina Ivanova (BUL) |
| Reiko Sumiya (JPN) | 4–6 | Stéphanie Groß (GER) |
| Repechage |||
| Sandra Bacher (USA) | 5–1 Fall | Margarita Montes (ESP) |
| Aldona Homiča (LAT) | 9–0 Fall | Tatyana Denisova (UZB) |
| Helene Karlsson (SWE) | 2–0 | Giulia Losito (ITA) |
| Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) | 0–7 | Catherine Arlove (AUS) |

### Round 3

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Semifinals |||
| Ewelina Pruszko (POL) | 1–11 | Christine Nordhagen (CAN) |
| Nina Strasser (AUT) | 0–6 Fall | Stéphanie Groß (GER) |
| Repechage |||
| Sandra Bacher (USA) | 6–0 Fall | Aldona Homiča (LAT) |
| Helene Karlsson (SWE) | 1–3 | Catherine Arlove (AUS) |
| Lene Barlie (NOR) | 0–4 | Anna Shamova (RUS) |
| Galina Ivanova (BUL) | 4–0 | Reiko Sumiya (JPN) |

### Round 4

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Repechage |||
| Sandra Bacher (USA) | 7–0 Ret | Catherine Arlove (AUS) |
| Anna Shamova (RUS) | 2–1 Fall | Galina Ivanova (BUL) |

### Round 5

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Repechage |||
| Ewelina Pruszko (POL) | 3–4 | Sandra Bacher (USA) |
| Anna Shamova (RUS) | 8–5 | Nina Strasser (AUT) |

### Finals

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Bronze medal match |||
| Sandra Bacher (USA) | 6–3 | Anna Shamova (RUS) |
| Final |||
| Christine Nordhagen (CAN) | 13–0 | Stéphanie Groß (GER) |
