Women’s Freestyle Concludes with a Trio of Medals for Team USA

2026 U23 Wrestling World Championship
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV USA
October 12th Thru the 18th
Photo: John Sachs/Tech-Fall

Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States) golden performance caped a solid day of wrestling in group 2 in Women’s Freestyle wrestling at the 2026 U23 World Championships.

53 kg
Gold – Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States)

62 kg
Silver – Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States)

65 kg
Bronze – Reese Larramendy (United States)

Team USA finished in 2nd place trailing Team Ukraine and in front of Team Japan.

Women’s Freestyle Results

Team Standings
1. Ukraine, 143 points
2. United States, 117 points
3. Japan, 108 points
4. Russia, 78 points
5. China, 72 points
6. Türkiye, 67 points
7. India, 63 points
8. Belarus, 59 points
9. Hungary, 54 points
10. Kazakhstan, 51 points

Weight Class Rankings (Group Two)

53 kg
Gold – Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States)
Silver – Sevval Cayir (Türkiye)
Bronze – Carla Jaume Soler (Spain)
Bronze – Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine)
5th – Serena Di Benedetto (Canada)
5th – Sweety (India)
7th – Chuluun Battogtokh (Mongolia)
8th – Nagisa Harada (Japan)
9th – Sofia Ocegueda Gonzalez (Mexico)
10th – Nargiz Samadova (Azerbaijan)

Gold – Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States) fall Sevval Cayir (Türkiye), 0:55
Bronze – Carla Jaume Soler (Spain) fall Serena Di Benedetto (Canada), 4:12
Bronze – Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) tech. fall Sweety (India), 11-0

57 kg
Gold – Aryna Dzemchanka Martynava (Belarus)
Silver – Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden)
Bronze – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico)
Bronze – Ichika Arai (Japan)
5th – Amory Andrich (Germany)
5th – Felicitas Domajeva (Norway)
7th – Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan)
8th – Emine Cakmak (Türkiye)
9th – Roza Szenttamasi (Hungary)
10th – Gabriela Cross (Canada)

Gold – Aryna Dzemchanka Martynava (Belarus) dec. Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden), 6-0
Bronze – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico) fall Amory Andrich (Germany), 4:47
Bronze – Ichika Arai (Japan) dec. Felicitas Domajeva (Norway), 8-0

62 kg
Gold – Iryna Bondar (Ukraine)
Silver – Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States)
Bronze – Eniko Elekes (Hungary)
Bronze – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
5th – Annika Fines (Canada)
5th – Yana Tretsiak (Belarus)
7th – Yifan Zhu (China)
8th – Khulan Byambasuren (Mongolia)
9th – Alicja Wojewodzka Nowosad (Poland)
10th – Hiyori Motoki (Japan)

Gold – Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) tech. fall Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States), 10-0
Bronze – Eniko Elekes (Hungary) tech. fall Annika Fines (Canada), 11-0
Bronze – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) dec. Yana Tretsiak (Belarus), 3-0

65 kg
Gold – Ekaterina Koshkina (Russia)
Silver – Yuqi Rao (China)
Bronze – Reese Larramendy (United States)
Bronze – Narkhajid Nyamsuren (Mongolia)
5th – Ayse Erkan (Türkiye)
5th – Haruka Kobaru (Japan)
7th – Nicoll Parrado Osorio (Colombia)
8th – Iryna Borysiuk (Ukraine)
9th – Zhangyl Beken (Kazakhstan)
10th – Emilia Anaya Raya (Mexico)

Gold – Ekaterina Koshkina (Russia) dec. Yuqi Rao (China), 8-7
Bronze – Reese Larramendy (United States) dec. Ayse Erkan (Türkiye), 10-4
Bronze – Narkhajid Nyamsuren (Mongolia) dec. Haruka Kobaru (Japan), 5-1

72 kg
Gold – Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine)
Silver – Amruta Pujari (India)
Bronze – Odgerel Erdene Ochir (Mongolia)
Bronze – Wenjin Qiu (China)
5th – Cassie Corbett (Canada)
5th – Zhibekzhan Sabyrzhanova (Kazakhstan)
7th – Haticenur Sari (Türkiye)
8th – Karolina Jaworska (Poland)
9th – Olesia Bezuglova (Russia)
10th – Taylor Graveman (United States)

Gold – Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine) fall Amruta Pujari (India), 2:13
Bronze – Odgerel Erdene Ochir (Mongolia) tech. fall Cassie Corbett (Canada), 12-2
Bronze – Wenjin Qiu (China) fall Zhibekzhan Sabyrzhanova (Kazakhstan), 5:28