2002 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg

Women's freestyle 51 kg at the 2002 World Championships
Venue	Tasos Kampouris Hall
Dates	2–3 November 2002
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Sofia Poumpouridou    Greece   Chiharu Icho    Japan   Natalia Golts    Russia

2002 World Wrestling Championships
	Freestyle	Greco-Roman	Women
	55 kg	55 kg	48 kg
	60 kg	60 kg
	66 kg	66 kg	55 kg
	74 kg	74 kg	59 kg
	84 kg	84 kg	63 kg
	96 kg	96 kg	67 kg
	120 kg	120 kg	72 kg

The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tasos Kampouris Hall in Chalcis, Greece from 2 to 3 November 2002.^[1]

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		JPN	USA	POL
1	Chiharu Icho (JPN)	2	2	0	7	10		—	4–1	6–0 Ret
2	Stephanie Murata (USA)	2	1	1	5	1		1–3 PP	—	WO
3	Marta Wojtanowska (POL)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 PA	0–4 PA	—

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		TUR	BUL	FRA
1	Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR)	2	2	0	6	11		—	8–5	3–0
2	Julieta Okot (BUL)	2	1	1	4	8		1–3 PP	—	3–0
3	Farah Touchi (FRA)	2	0	2	0	0		0–3 PO	0–3 PO	—

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		RUS	CHN	GER
1	Natalia Golts (RUS)	2	2	0	7	14		—	5–3	9–0 Fall
2	Wen Juling (CHN)	2	1	1	5	18		1–3 PP	—	15–4
3	Jessica Bechtel (GER)	2	0	2	1	4		0–4 TO	1–4 SP	—

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		UKR	BLR	IND
1	Viktoriya Brandush (UKR)	2	2	0	7	6		—	3–2	3–0 Fall
2	Alena Kareisha (BLR)	2	1	1	5	12		1–3 PP	—	10–0
3	Neha Rathi (IND)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 TO	0–4 ST	—

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		CAN	MGL	AUS
1	Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)	2	2	0	8	14		—	4–0 Fall	10–0
2	Yuragiin Gandolgor (MGL)	2	1	1	4	6		0–4 TO	—	6–2 Fall
3	Kyla Bremner (AUS)	2	0	2	0	2		0–4 ST	0–4 TO	—

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP		GRE	MEX	PUR
1	Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)	2	2	0	7	17		—	7–2	10–0
2	Magdalena Arellano (MEX)	2	1	1	5	13		1–3 PP	—	11–0
3	Livanis Rivera (PUR)	2	0	2	0	0		0–4 ST	0–4 ST	—

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Chiharu Icho (JPN)	4F
	Nadir Uğrun Perçin (TUR)	0			Chiharu Icho (JPN)	4
	Natalia Golts (RUS)	3F			Natalia Golts (RUS)	0
	Viktoriya Brandush (UKR)	0							Chiharu Icho (JPN)	0
									Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)	3
					Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)	3
					Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE)	6
									Bronze medal match
									Natalia Golts (RUS)	3
									Lyndsay Belisle (CAN)	0