1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 56 kg
# 1998 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 56 kg

The women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Poznań, Poland from 8 to 10 October 1998.

## Results

### Legend

* DQ — Won by disqualification

### Round 1

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Round of 16 |||
| Cao Haiying (CHN) | 0–6 Fall | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) |
| Mariko Shimizu (JPN) | 2–3 | Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) |
| Małgorzata Bassa (POL) | 11–1 Fall | Minerva Montero (ESP) |
| Christina Oertli (GER) | 1–4 | Anna Gomis (FRA) |
| Natalia Ivashko (RUS) | 3–0 | Jennifer Ryz (CAN) |
| Kristina Lanskikh (UZB) | 0–4 Fall | Sara Eriksson (SWE) |
| Gudrun Høie (NOR) | 3–1 | Tina George (USA) |

### Round 2

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 6–0 | Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) |
| Małgorzata Bassa (POL) | 0–5 Fall | Anna Gomis (FRA) |
| Natalia Ivashko (RUS) | 3–0 | Sara Eriksson (SWE) |
| Gudrun Høie (NOR) | | Bye |
| Repechage |||
| Cao Haiying (CHN) | 0–4 DQ | Mariko Shimizu (JPN) |
| Minerva Montero (ESP) | 3–1 | Christina Oertli (GER) |
| Jennifer Ryz (CAN) | 10–0 | Kristina Lanskikh (UZB) |
| Tina George (USA) | | Bye |

### Round 3

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Semifinals |||
| Gudrun Høie (NOR) | 3–0 | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) |
| Anna Gomis (FRA) | 5–3 | Natalia Ivashko (RUS) |
| Repechage |||
| Tina George (USA) | 0–6 Fall | Mariko Shimizu (JPN) |
| Minerva Montero (ESP) | 2–5 | Jennifer Ryz (CAN) |
| Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) | 2–7 | Małgorzata Bassa (POL) |
| Sara Eriksson (SWE) | | Bye |

### Round 4

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Repechage |||
| Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 3–0 | Mariko Shimizu (JPN) |
| Jennifer Ryz (CAN) | 2–9 | Małgorzata Bassa (POL) |

### Round 5

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Repechage |||
| Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 0–0 | Sara Eriksson (SWE) |
| Małgorzata Bassa (POL) | 2–3 | Natalia Ivashko (RUS) |

### Finals

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Bronze medal match |||
| Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 5–2 | Natalia Ivashko (RUS) |
| Final |||
| Gudrun Høie (NOR) | 5–1 Fall | Anna Gomis (FRA) |
