Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 53 kg
Akari Fujinami defeated Lucía Yépez for the gold medal.
The women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event at the 2024 Paris Olympics took place on 7–8 August at the Grand Palais Éphémère. Akari Fujinami won gold, defeating Lucía Yépez, who earned Ecuador's first Olympic wrestling medal. Bronze went to Pang Qianyu and Choe Hyo-gyong, the latter via repechage. This was the sixth edition of the women's bantamweight class.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Women's freestyle 53 kg / 117 lb
- Games
- 2024 Summer
- Venue
- Grand Palais Éphémère
- Date
- 7–8 August 2024
- Competitors
- 16
- Gold
- Akari Fujinami
- Silver
- Lucía Yépez
- Bronze
- Choe Hyo-gyong
Facts from the source article.
Rules
A bout consists of two three-minute halves separated by a 30-second break, contested on a nine-meter-diameter mat. Wrestlers score one to five points for legal maneuvers, with points also awarded to the opponent for infractions such as illegal holds or passivity. Three cautions result in automatic disqualification. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat yields an instant victory by fall. A 10-point advantage ends the bout early by technical superiority. After six minutes, the wrestler with the higher total wins; a tie goes to the wrestler who scored last. A wrestler may also win if the opponent is absent or medically unfit.
Qualification
Sixteen quota places were available, with each nation limited to one spot. Five places came from the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each weight class in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and joint Africa & Oceania) received quota places. The remaining spots were allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, which offered at least three quota places.
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