List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling

Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling. The World Championships for women's freestyle wrestling first began in 1987. Women's freestyle wrestling at the Olympics first began in 2004. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.

2018–2019
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 * 2018 || 🇯🇵 || 🇯🇵 Susaki, Yui (2/5) || 🇯🇵 Okuno, Haruna (2/3) || 🇯🇵 Mukaida, Mayu (2/4) || 🇨🇳 Rong, Ningning (1/1) || 🇯🇵 Kawai, Risako (3/5) || 🇧🇬 Yusein, Taybe (1/1) || 🇫🇮 Olli, Petra (1/1) || 🇺🇦 Cherkasova, Alla (1/1) || 🇨🇦 Di Stasio, Justina (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Gray, Adeline (4/6)
 * 2019 || 🇯🇵 || 🇦🇿 Stadnik, Mariya (2/2) || 🇰🇵 Pak, Yong-mi (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Winchester, Jacarra (1/1) || 🇯🇵 Kawai, Risako (4/5) || 🇨🇦 Morais, Linda (1/1) || 🇰🇬 Tynybekova, Aisuluu (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Trazhukova, Inna (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Vorobieva, Natalia (3/3) || 🇺🇸 Gray, Adeline (5/6)
 * 2019 || 🇯🇵 || 🇦🇿 Stadnik, Mariya (2/2) || 🇰🇵 Pak, Yong-mi (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Winchester, Jacarra (1/1) || 🇯🇵 Kawai, Risako (4/5) || 🇨🇦 Morais, Linda (1/1) || 🇰🇬 Tynybekova, Aisuluu (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Trazhukova, Inna (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Vorobieva, Natalia (3/3) || 🇺🇸 Gray, Adeline (5/6)
 * 2019 || 🇯🇵 || 🇦🇿 Stadnik, Mariya (2/2) || 🇰🇵 Pak, Yong-mi (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Winchester, Jacarra (1/1) || 🇯🇵 Kawai, Risako (4/5) || 🇨🇦 Morais, Linda (1/1) || 🇰🇬 Tynybekova, Aisuluu (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Trazhukova, Inna (1/1) || 🇺🇸 Mensah-Stock, Tamyra (1/3) || 🇷🇺 Vorobieva, Natalia (3/3) || 🇺🇸 Gray, Adeline (5/6)

16 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 Saori Yoshida, 2002–2015

14 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 Kaori Ichō, 2002–2016

9 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto), 2000–2012

6 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 Yayoi Urano, 1990–1996

🇨🇦 Christine Nordhagen, 1994–2001

🇺🇸 Adeline Gray, 2012–2021

5 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 Shoko Yoshimura, 1989–1995

🇨🇳 Liu Dongfeng, 1991–1996

🇨🇳 Zhong Xiue, 1991–1997

🇦🇹 Nikola Hartmann, 1993–2000

🇯🇵 Kyōko Hamaguchi, 1997–2003

🇧🇬 Stanka Zlateva, 2006–2011

🇯🇵 Risako Kawai, 2016–2021

🇯🇵 Yui Susaki, 2017–2023

Team Championships
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.

31 World Level Championships
🇯🇵 1988–2023

2 World Level Championships
🇷🇺 1995–1998

🇨🇳 2001–2012

1 World Level Championships
🇳🇴 1987

🇺🇸 1999

🇦🇿 2009