# Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg

Women's freestyle 48 kilograms competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place on August 17 at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca.
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
The medals for the competition were presented by Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, IOC member, Denmark, and the gifts were presented by Natalia Yariguina, United World Wrestling vice president.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Standard Time (UTC−03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 17 August 2016 | 10:00 | Qualification rounds |
| 17 August 2016 | 16:00 | Repechage |
| 17 August 2016 | 17:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* R — Retired

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Eri Tosaka (JPN) | 3 |
| Mariya Stadnik (AZE) | 2 |

### Top half

| 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Eri Tosaka (JPN) | 6 | | | | |
| Zhuldyz Eshimova (KAZ) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Eri Tosaka (JPN) | 11 | | |
| | | Haley Augello (USA) | 2 | | |
| Jessica Blaszka (NED) | 0 | | | | |
| Haley Augello (USA) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Eri Tosaka (JPN) | 8 |
| | | | | Sun Yanan (CHN) | 3 |
| Vinesh Phogat (IND) | 11 | | | | |
| Alina Vuc (ROU) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Vinesh Phogat (IND) | 1$^R$ | | |
| | | Sun Yanan (CHN) | 2 | | |
| Sun Yanan (CHN) | 14 | | | | |
| Jasmine Mian (CAN) | 4 | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Qualifications | Qualifications | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Mariya Stadnik (AZE) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Patricia Bermúdez (ARG) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Mariya Stadnik (AZE) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Iwona Matkowska (POL) | 0 | | |
| | | Iwona Matkowska (POL) | 4$^F$ | | | | |
| | | Mercy Genesis (NGR) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mariya Stadnik (AZE) | 6$^F$ |
| | | | | | | Elitsa Yankova (BUL) | 0 |
| | | Chov Sotheara (CAM) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Carolina Castillo (COL) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Carolina Castillo (COL) | 2 | | |
| Milana Dadasheva (RUS) | 6 | | | Elitsa Yankova (BUL) | 3 | | |
| Kim Hyon-gyong (PRK) | 2 | Milana Dadasheva (RUS) | 6 | | | | |
| Elitsa Yankova (BUL) | 10 | Elitsa Yankova (BUL) | 9 | | | | |
| Rebecca Muambo (CMR) | 0 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Zhuldyz Eshimova (KAZ) | 3 | Zhuldyz Eshimova (KAZ) | 0 |
| Haley Augello (USA) | 2 | Sun Yanan (CHN) | 10 |
| Iwona Matkowska (POL) | 3 | Patricia Bermúdez (ARG) | 6 |
| Patricia Bermúdez (ARG) | 6 | Elitsa Yankova (BUL) | 7 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Eri Tosaka (JPN) |
| | Mariya Stadnik (AZE) |
| | Sun Yanan (CHN) |
| | Elitsa Yankova (BUL) |
| 5 | Zhuldyz Eshimova (KAZ) |
| 5 | Patricia Bermúdez (ARG) |
| 7 | Iwona Matkowska (POL) |
| 8 | Carolina Castillo (COL) |
| 9 | Haley Augello (USA) |
| 10 | Vinesh Phogat (IND) |
| 11 | Milana Dadasheva (RUS) |
| 12 | Jasmine Mian (CAN) |
| 13 | Kim Hyon-gyong (PRK) |
| 14 | Mercy Genesis (NGR) |
| 15 | Jessica Blaszka (NED) |
| 16 | Chov Sotheara (CAM) |
| 16 | Rebecca Muambo (CMR) |
| 18 | Alina Vuc (ROU) |