2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 46 kg
# 2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 46 kg

The women's freestyle 46 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.

## Results

### Legend

* F — Won by fall

### Preliminary round

**Pool 1**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | TUR | USA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Misato Shimizu (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | — | 13–0 Fall | 3–2 |
| 2 | Ayşe Güneri (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0–4 TO | — | WO |
| 3 | Tricia Saunders (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 PA | — |

**Pool 2**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GER | BLR | CZE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brigitte Wagner (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | — | 10–0 | 11–0 |
| 2 | Volha Prydanikava (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0–4 ST | — | 3–0 Fall |
| 3 | Olina Orlovská (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | — |

**Pool 3**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | RUS | CHN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iryna Melnik (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | — | 7–2 | 7–3 |
| 2 | Inga Karamchakova (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1–3 PP | — | 5–1 |
| 3 | Cui Ying (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |

**Pool 4**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CAN | BUL | VEN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carol Huynh (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | — | 5–2 | 9–8 |
| 2 | Kamelia Tzekova (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1–3 PP | — | 8–4 |
| 3 | Mayelis Caripá (VEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |

**Pool 5**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | FRA | GRE | MGL | POL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Farah Touchi (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | — | 3–2 | 9–5 Fall | 8–1 |
| 2 | Agoro Papavasileiou (GRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 1–3 PP | — | 9–8 Fall | 10–6 |
| 3 | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal (MGL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — | 7–3 |
| 4 | Katarzyna Zalewska (POL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Misato Shimizu (JPN) | 2 | | | | |
| Brigitte Wagner (GER) | $12^F$ | Brigitte Wagner (GER) | 1 | | |
| | | Iryna Melnik (UKR) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Iryna Melnik (UKR) | 3 |
| | | | | Carol Huynh (CAN) | 0 |
| | | Carol Huynh (CAN) | 6 |
| | | Farah Touchi (FRA) | 0 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Brigitte Wagner (GER) | 4 |
| | | | | Farah Touchi (FRA) | 2 |
