Healey Techs In Repechage Bout, U.S. Women’s Freestyle Sends Five To Tonight’s Medal Round at U17 World Championships

2026 U17 World Championships

At Baku, Azerbaijan, July 31

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Women’s Freestyle Results

Medal Match Pairings (Group Two)

40 kg

Gold – Natsumi Sasaki (Japan) vs. Tasmin Athimni (Tunisia)

Bronze – Rohini Devba (India) vs. Sophia Valdez (United States)

Bronze – Gulkhanim Shirinova (Azerbaijan) vs. Sirin Askara (Türkiye)

46 kg

Gold – Kokona Makino (Japan) vs. Sandhya Vishnoi (India)

Bronze – Madison Healey (United States) vs. Vivien Szentpal (Hungary)

Bronze – Alina Baranova (Russia) vs. Inzhu Bakkozha (Kazakhstan)

53 kg

Gold – Marlee Solomon (United States) vs. Akshara (India)

Bronze – Mariia Zhytovoz (Hungary) vs. Alejandra Serrano Roa (Colombia)

Bronze – Valeria Stancheva (Bulgaria) vs. Rion Ogawa (Japan)

61 kg

Gold – Ozdenur Ozmez (Türkiye) vs. Landri Von Gonten (United States)

Bronze – Surae Abbassoy (Finland) vs. Graciela Eningo Asama (Spain)

Bronze – Avanshika (India) vs. Aruzhan Bakytnur (Kazakhstan)

69 kg

Gold – Kiymet Tezcan (Türkiye) vs. Taina Fernandez (United States)

Bronze – Nino Samkharadze (Georgia) vs. Milana Ulanova (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze – Taniya (India) vs. Maja Wejchan (Poland)

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results

Group Two

40 kg – Sophia Valdez (Colorado Springs, Colo./Betterman Elite Wrestling), bronze medal match

WIN Aiaru Iliyas (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Zaytuna Saparova (Uzbekistan), fall, 3:42

LOSS Natsumi Sasaki (Japan), 4-2

VS Rohini Devba (India)

46 kg – Madison Healey (Luzerne, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), bronze medal match

WIN Gulnoza Zakirdjanova (Uzbekistan), fall, 1:35

LOSS Kokona Makino (Japan), 8-2

WIN Mungunchimeg Gavaa (Mongolia), tech. fall, 10-0

VS Vivien Szentpal (Hungary)

53 kg – Marlee Solomon (McDonald, Pa./Wrestling Chix), gold medal match

WIN Mariia Zhytovoz (Hungary), 5-4

WIN Fatima Bayramova (Azerbaijan), fall, 3:06

WIN Alejandra Serrano Roa (Colombia), fall, 3:42

VS Akshara (India)

61 kg – Landri Von Gonten (Spring, Texas/Boneyard Wrestling Academy), gold medal match

WIN Avanshika (India), fall, 2:27

WIN Marisa Iturrino (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Kamila Temiraeva (Russia), 8-6

WIN Aruzhan Bakytnuy (Kazakhstan), 7-6

VS Ozdenur Ozmez (Türkiye)

69 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match

WIN Taniya (India), fall, 1:45

WIN Sophia Anastase (Romania), fall, 1:03

WIN Maja Wejchan (Poland), fall, 0:33

VS Kiymet Tezcan (Türkiye)