Jasmine Robinson atop the podium at the 2024 U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.
Robinson caps U20 Worlds run with finals pin; U.S. women finish third as team
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
PONTEVEDRA, Spain – The U.S. women picked up its fourth medal at the 2024 U20 World Championships with Jasmine Robinson pinning her way to gold at 72 kg on Friday evening at Pontevedra Municipal Sports Hall.
The Texas native rounded out a dominant effort in Spain with a second-period pin against U20 Asian runner-up Yuqi Liu of China in the gold medal match. It was Robinson’s fourth pin in as many matches at the event.
The finals kept a frenetic pace until Robinson was able to end it with the stick. Liu took an early 2-0 lead from a double leg takedown 10 seconds into the match. Robinson returned serve with a pair of four-point throws—an overhook toss and a neck wrench—before getting reversed by Liu. With Robinson leading at the break, 9-4, Liu opened the second period with her second takedown of the match to cut the lead the three before Robinson connected again with a neck wrench to secure the fall at the 4:14 mark.
Robinson, who was a U17 World bronze medalist last year, notched pins over Senior Pan American silver medalist Edna Jimenez Villalba of Mexico, individual neutral athlete Kristina Bratchikova, and U17 World bronze medalist Noemi Osvath Nagy of Hungary to qualify for the gold medal bout. She logged exactly seven minutes of mat time at the event with her finals match the only one to go into the second period.
The finals win by Robinson was instrumental for the U.S. finishing in third place as a team. The U.S. and China were neck-and-neck in the standings heading into the 72 kg final, the last match of the day, with the winner clinching third place for her county.
Japan took the top spot with three champions, six medalists and 149 team points. India came in second place, 19 points behind Japan, with one champion and five medalists. The U.S. finished in third place with 101 team points, two points ahead of China.
Robinson joined 55 kg champion Cristelle Rodriguez as gold medalists for Team USA in women’s freestyle. Additionally, the U.S. picked up a silver medal from Alexis Janiak at 59 kg and a bronze medal from Naomi Simon at 76 kg.
Anaya Falcon, Cadence Diduch, Reese Larramendy and Caitlyn Davis added critical team points to the U.S. tally with top ten placements at their respective weight classes.
During the Friday morning session, Carissa Qureshi fell to Neha Neha of India in the 57 kg repechage by technical fall, 15-4. Quereshi was the lone repechage participant for Team USA on the day.
The U20 World Championships continue tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time with the men’s freestyle group one (57-65-70-79-97 kg) repechage and the qualification rounds for men’s freestyle group two (61-74-86-92-125 kg). Pontevedra, Spain, is located six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
A full set of brackets and match-by-match results is available on UWW Arena. A live broadcast of the event is available for the U.S. market at FloWrestling.com.
Stay tuned to TheMat.com and USA Wrestling’s social media platforms for complete coverage of the U20 World Championships.
2024 U20 World Championships | Sept. 6, Pontevedra, Spain
Women’s Freestyle Results
Team Standings
1. Japan, 149
2. India, 130
3. United States, 101
4. China, 99
5. Ukraine, 94
6. Turkey, 94
7. Mongolia, 46
8. Azerbaijan, 43
9. Hungary, 41
10. Poland, 37
50 kg
Gold – Yu Zhang (China)
Silver – Haruna Morikawa (Japan)
Bronze – Svenja Jungo (Switzerland)
Bronze – Aida Kerymova (Ukraine)
5th – Laura Ganikyzy (Kazakhstan)
5th – Muskan Muskan (India)
7th – Anaya Falcon (United States)
8th – Maria Cazalla Torres (Spain)
9th – Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama)
10th – Fatma Kizmaz (Turkey)
Gold – Yu Zhang (China) dec. Haruna Morikawa (Japan), 7-6
Bronze – Svenja Jungo (Switzerland) dec. Laura Ganikyzy (Kazakhstan), 7-4
Bronze –Aida Kerymova (Ukraine) fall Muskan Muskan (India), 1:55
53 kg
Gold – Jin Zhang (China)
Silver – Carla Jaume Soler (Spain)
Bronze – Nethmi Poruthotage (Sri Lanka)
Bronze – Saki Yumiya (Japan)
5th – Valeryia Mikitsich (Individual Neutral Athlete)
5th – Jyoti Jyoti (India)
7th – Asmar Jankurtaran (Azerbaijan)
8th – Liliana Kapuvari (Hungary)
9th – Sofiia Marchenko (Ukraine)
10th – Olga Ovchinnikova (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Gold – Jin Zhang (China) fall Carla Jaume Soler (Spain), 1:05
Bronze – Nethmi Poruthotage (Sri Lanka) dec. Valeryia Mikitsich (Individual Neutral Athlete), 6-2
Bronze – Saki Yumiya (Japan) dec. Jyoti Jyoti (India), 6-4
55 kg
Gold – Cristelle Rodriguez (United States)
Silver – Khaliun Byambasuren (Mongolia)
Bronze – Tuba Demir (Turkey)
Bronze – Nargiz Samadova (Azerbaijan)
5th – Ekaterina Chikanova (Individual Neutral Athlete)
5th – Karina Honda (Japan)
7th – Aliaksandra Bulava (Individual Neutral Athlete)
8th – Dhanshri Fand (India)
9th – Liuxuan Chen (China)
10th – Madisyn Grof (Canada)
Gold – Cristelle Rodriguez (United States) fall Khaliun Byambasuren (Mongolia), 0:58
Bronze – Tuba Demir (Turkey) tech. fall Ekaterina Chikanova (Individual Neutral Athlete), 12-2
Bronze – Nargiz Samadova (Azerbaijan) fall Karina Honda (Japan), 3:58
57 kg
Gold – Sowaka Uchida (Japan)
Silver – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico)
Bronze – Marta Hetmanava (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Bronze – Neha Neha (India)
5th – Alina Filipovych (Ukraine)
5th – Gerda Terek (Hungary)
7th – Nomin Myagmarsuren (Mongolia)
8th – Nikola Wisniewska (Poland)
9th – Gulsum Bingol (Turkey)
10th – Shugyla Omirbek (Kazakhstan)
Gold – Sowaka Uchida (Japan) tech. fall Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico), 12-2
Bronze – Marta Hetmanava (Individual Neutral Athlete) dec. Alina Filipovych (Ukraine), 6-1
Bronze – Neha Neha (India) dec. Gerda Terek (Hungary), 10-8
59 kg
Gold – Sakura Onishi (Japan)
Silver – Alexis Janiak (United States)
Bronze – Anna Tieliegina (Lithuania)
Bronze – Komal Komal (India)
5th – Uladzislava Kudzin (Individual Neutral Athlete)
5th – Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan)
7th – Sevim Akbas (Turkey)
8th – Yifan Zhu (China)
9th – Viktoria Borsos (Hungary)
10th – Luna Rothenberger (Germany)
Gold – Sakura Onishi (Japan) tech. fall Alexis Janiak (United States), 10-0
Bronze – Anna Tieliegina (Lithuania) fall Uladzislava Kudzin (Individual Neutral Athlete), 5:22
Bronze – Komal Komal (India) dec. Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan), 6-1
62 kg
Gold – Iryna Bondar (Ukraine)
Silver – Nitika Nitika (India)
Bronze – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
Bronze – Nagisa Ito (Japan)
5th – Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan)
5th – Selvi Ilyasoglu (Turkey)
7th – Karin Samuelsson (Sweden)
8th – Farah Hussein (Egypt)
9th – Cadence Diduch (United States)
10th – Annatina Lippuner (Switzerland)
Gold – Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) dec. Nitika Nitika (India), 4-1
Bronze – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) fall Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan), 4:08
Bronze – Nagisa Ito (Japan) dec. Selvi Ilyasoglu (Turkey), 10-9
65 kg
Gold – Nana Ikehata (Japan)
Silver – Beyza Akkus (Turkey)
Bronze – Margarita Salnazarian (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Bronze – Zaixue Rui (China)
5th – Yuliia Pakhniuk (Ukraine)
5th – Sarika Sarika (India)
7th – Odgerel Erdene Ochir (Mongolia)
8th – Alicja Nowosad (Poland)
9th – Korlan Amanova (Kazakhstan)
10th – Reese Larramendy (United States)
Gold – Nana Ikehata (Japan) dec. Beyza Akkus (Turkey), 8-1
Bronze – Margarita Salnazarian (Individual Neutral Athlete) dec. Yuliia Pakhniuk (Ukraine), 8-5
Bronze – Zaixue Rui (China) dec. Sarika Sarika (India), 7-3
68 kg
Gold – Alina Shevchenko (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Silver – Ayse Erkan (Turkey)
Bronze – Karolina Domaszuk (Poland)
Bronze – Srishti Srishti (India)
5th – Emilija Jakovljevic (Serbia)
5th – Viktoryia Radzkova (Individual Neutral Athlete)
7th – Gulnura Tashtanbekova (Kyrgyzstan)
8th – Yan Ju Jiang (Chinese Taipei)
9th – Seia Mochinaga (Japan)
10th – Caitlyn Davis (United States)
Gold – Alina Shevchenko (Individual Neutral Athlete) tech. fall Ayse Erkan (Turkey), 12-2
Bronze – Karolina Domaszuk (Poland) fall Emilija Jakovljevic (Serbia), 5:59
Bronze – Srishti Srishti (India) dec. Viktoryia Radzkova (Individual Neutral Athlete), 7-0
72 kg
Gold – Jasmine Robinson (United States)
Silver – Yuqi Liu (China)
Bronze – Elvira Ersson (Sweden)
Bronze – Noemi Osvath Nagy (Hungary)
5th – Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine)
5th – Kristina Bratchikova (Individual Neutral Athlete)
7th – Karolina Jaworska (Poland)
8th – Tehani Blais (Canada)
9th – Manju Manju (India)
10th – Gia Kastelan (Croatia)
Gold – Jasmine Robinson (United States) fall Yuqi Liu (China), 4:23
Bronze – Elvira Ersson (Sweden) dec. Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine), 7-1
Bronze – Noemi Osvath Nagy (Hungary) dec. Kristina Bratchikova (Individual Neutral Athlete), 9-0
76 kg
Gold – Jyoti Berwal (India)
Silver – Mariia Orlevych (Ukraine)
Bronze – Naomi Simon (United States)
Bronze – Elmira Yasin (Turkey)
5th – Chisato Yoshida (Japan)
5th – Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia)
7th – Sofiia Bubnova (Individual Neutral Athlete)
8th – Veronika Nyikos (Hungary)
9th – Meile Zhang (China)
10th – Patrycja Cuber (Poland)
Gold – Jyoti Berwal (India) dec. Mariia Orlevych (Ukraine), 5-0
Bronze – Naomi Simon (United States) dec. Chisato Yoshida (Japan), 9-0
Bronze – Elmira Yasin (Turkey) dec. Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia), 8-2
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results
50 kg – Anaya Falcon (Yorba Linda, Calif./Walnut HS Wrestling), 7th place
WIN Shahreen Gulacha (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Laura Ganikyzy (Kazakhstan), 6-5
53 kg – Brianna Gonzalez (Baldwin, Calif./Iowa Women’s WC), 15th place
LOSS Jyoti Jyoti (India), 3-1
55 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Fresno, Calif./Tiger WC), gold medal
WIN Amelia Tomala (Poland), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Ekaterina Chikanova (Individual Neutral Athlete), tech. fall, 13-0
WIN Tuba Demir (Turkey), fall, 4:08
WIN Khaliun Byambasuren (Mongolia), fall, 0:58
57 kg – Carissa Qureshi (Irvine, Calif./Surfside RTC), 13th place
LOSS Sowaka Uchida (Japan), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Neha Neha (India), tech. fall, 15-4
59 kg – Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Anna Tieliegina (Lithuania), 9-4
WIN Viktoria Borsos (Hungary), 11-3
WIN Uladzislava Kudzin (Individual Neutral Athlete), 10-2
LOSS Sakura Onishi (Japan), tech. fall, 10-0
62 kg – Cadence Diduch (Freeport, Ill./Iowa Women’s WC), 9th place
WIN Seoyeon Bae (Korea), fall, 4:11
LOSS Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), fall, 5:38
65 kg – Reese Larramendy (Reno, Nev./Iowa Women’s WC), 10th place
LOSS Margarita Salnazarian (Individual Neutral Athlete), 10-7
68 kg – Caitlyn Davis (Hilton Head Island, S.C./Southern Oregon RTC), 10th place
LOSS Gulnura Tashtanbekova (Kyrgyzstan), tech. fall, 18-7
72 kg – Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas/Army WCAP), gold medal
WIN Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), fall, 0:28
WIN Kristina Bratchikova (AIN), fall, 0:55
WIN Noemi Osvath Nagy (Hungary), fall, 1:23
WIN Yuqi Liu (China), fall, 4:23
76 kg – Naomi Simon (Decorah, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC), bronze medal
LOSS Mariia Orlevych (Ukraine), 9-8
WIN Chisato Yoshida (Japan), 9-0