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Pool pairings for U.S. athletes set for the Women's World Championships
USAWrestling 8/31/2000
The athletes have weighed in, and the pool pairings have been set for the Women’s World Wrestling Championships, to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1-3. The United States is the defending World Team champions in women’s wrestling.
Two of the six U.S. team members have previous World Championship experience, Tina George Wilson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 123.25 pounds and Kristie Marano (Albany, N.Y./ATWA) at 149.75 pounds.
George-Wilson placed sixth in the 1999 World Championships, and also competed in the 1998 World Championships. She will face Constantina Tsimpanakou of Greece and Tatiana Lazareva of Ukraine in her pool competition.
Marano has finished second in the past four World Championships, competing at 165.25 pounds. She dropped to 149.75 pounds for the first time this year. Her draw includes Sakizligi Gamze of Turkey and Ewelina Pruszko of Poland.
Marano has also won the Pan American Championships in 1997 and was a Junior World Champion in 1998. Marano has won four career U.S. Nationals titles (1996-1999).
Four of the U.S. team members will be competing in their first World Championships. They include Clarrisa Chun (Kapolei, Hawaii/Viking WC) at 101.25 pounds, Patricia Miranda (Saratoga, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 123.25 pounds, Sara McMann (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids) at 136.5 pounds and Iris Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 165.25 pounds.
In her pool, Chun will face Maria de los Angelos Barraza of Mexico, then Inga Karamchakova of Russia. Karamchakova was third in the 1998 and 1999 World Championships.
Miranda will compete against Wu Li-Chauan of Taipei and Semra Aydin of Turkey in her pool competition.
McMann has drawn Sofia Kampanari of Greece and Nikola Hartmann of Austria in her pool. Hartmann is a four-time World Champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1998).
Smith will battle Edyta Witkowska of Poland and Yildirim Zarife of Turkey in her pool competition. Witkowska was a World bronze medalist in 1998.
Only the winners of each pool are able to advance to the championship bracket and compete for a medal. If an athlete does not win her pool competition, she will not be eligible for a medal.
The competition will be held in the hall “Universiada” in Sofia. Competition in all six weight classes will be held Friday, September 1, Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3.
WOMEN’S WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1-3
Pool pairings for U.S. athletes
46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Clarrisa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Viking WC) - vs. Maria de los Angelos Barraza (Mexico); vs. Inga Karamchakova (Russia)
51 kg/112.25 lbs - Patricia Miranda, Saratoga, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) - vs. Wu Li-Chauan (Taipei); vs. Semra Aydin (Turkey)
56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Tina George-Wilson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) - vs. Constantina Tsimpanakou (Greece); vs. Tatiana Lazareva (Ukraine)
62 kg/136.5 lbs. - Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) - vs. Sofia Kampanari (Greece); vs. Nikola Hartmann (Austria)
69 kg/149.75 lbs. - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA) - vs. Sakizligi Gamze (Turkey); vs. Ewelina Pruszko (Poland)
75 kg/165.25 lbs. - Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) - vs. Edyta Witkowska (Poland); vs. Yildirim Zarife (Turkey)
WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Friday, September 1
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Preliminaries in all weight classes
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Preliminaries in all weight classes
Saturday, September 2
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Preliminaries in all weight classes
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Quarterfinals in all weight classes
Sunday, September 3
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Semifinals in all weight classes
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Gold and Bronze medal matches and awards ceremony
Women's World Championships pool pairings in all weight classes
2000 WOMEN’S WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS POOL PAIRINGS
46 kg/101.25 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Veronika Balearova (Czech Republic)
2. Irena Melnik (Ukraine)
3. Misato Shimizu (Japan)
Pool 2
4. Tzekova Kamilia (Bulgaria)
5. Agoro Papavasiliou (Greece)
6. Guneri Ayshe (Turkey)
Pool 3
7. Sarah Ehinger (Germany)
8. Ingrid Guellar (El Salvador)
9. Farah Touchi (France)
Pool 4
10. Maria de los Angeles Barraza (Mexico)
11. Inga Karamchakova (Russia)
12. Clarissa Chun (USA)
Pool 5
13. Caripa Mayelis (Venezuela)
14. Carl Huynh (Canada)
15. Kao Wei-Chien (Taipei)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Anne-Katherine Deluntsch (France)
2. Hitomi Sakamoto (Japan)
3. Lyndsey Belisle (Canada)
Pool 2
4. Elena Egochina (Russia)
5. Marta Wojtanowska (Poland)
6. Olina Orlovska (Czech Republic)
Pool 3
7. Yvonne Hees (Germany)
8. Ana Belen Fernandes (Spain)
9. Rebar Iuesa (Ukraine)
Pool 4
10. Wu Li-Chauan (Teipei)
11. Patricia Miranda (USA)
12. Aydin Semra (Turkey)
Pool 5
13. Shtereva Liliana (Bulgaria)
14. Bjaoui Faira (Tunisia)
15. Ida Hellstrom (Sweden)
16. Magdelena Arellano Morelos (Mexico)
56 kg/123.25 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Montero Minerva (Spain)
2. Ferchichi Selma (Tunisia)
3. Lubenova Desislava (Bulgaria)
Pool 2
4. Constantina Tsimpanakou (Greece)
5. Tina George-Wilson (USA)
6. Tatiana Lazareva (Ukraine)
Pool 3
7. Saira Martinez (El Salvador)
8. Seiko Yamamoto (Japan)
9. Natalia Ivachko (Russia)
10. Sara Eriksson (Sweden)
Pool 4
11. Jennifer Ryz (Canada)
12. Perchin Ugrun (Turkey)
13. Mabel Fonseca Ramirez (Puerto Rico)
14. Orellano Yolianni (Venezuela)
62 kg/136.5 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Stephanie Gross (Germany)
2. Eda Toreman (Turkey)
3. Jiliana Selnicha (Bulgaria)
Pool 2
4. Diletta Giampiccolo (Italy)
5. Hortado Unilce (Venezuela)
6. Tatiana Volkova (Ukraine)
Pool 3
7. Sofia Kampanari (Greece)
8. Sara McMann (USA)
9. Nikola Hartmann (Austria)
Pool 4
10. Seba Jimenez (Spain)
11. Rena Iwama (Japan)
12. Trish Leibel (Canada)
13. Lotta Andersson (Sweden)
Pool 5
14. Huang Yu-Ning (Taipei)
15. Natalia Ivanova (Russia)
16. Malgorzata Bassa (Poland)
17. Lene Aanes (Norway)
68 kg/149.75 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Galina Ivanova (Bulgaria)
2. Guevera Xiomara (Venezuela)
3. Heidi Skemark (Sweden)
Pool 2
4. Kristie Marano (USA)
5. Sakizligi Gamze (Turkey)
6. Ewelina Pruszko (Poland)
Pool 3
7. Anna Schamova (Russia)
8. Anita Schatzle (Germany)
9. Shannon Samler (Canada)
Pool 4
10. Sha Ling-Li (Taipei)
11. Natasha Bodnaretz (Ukraine)
12. Tomoe Miyamoto (Japan)
13. Lise Golliot Legrand (France)
75 kg/165.25 lbs.
Pool 1
1. Edyta Witkowska (Poland)
2. Iris Smith (USA)
3. Yildirim Zarife (Turkey)
Pool 2
4. Nina Englich (Germany)
5. Heidi Martii (Finland)
6. Carias Marcela (El Salvador)
Pool 3
7. Elisaveta Toleva (Bulgaria)
8. Unda Maider (Spain)
9. Katerina Halova (Czech Republic)
Pool 4
10. Wang Jo-Mei (Taipei)
11. Christine Nordhagen (Canada)
12. Ana Hernandez (Venezuela)
Pool 5
13. Tatiana Komarnitzkaia (Ukraine)
14. Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)
15. Zonmuroud Kourbangadjieva (Russia)