title: 1999 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
text: # 1999 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
  
  The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Pool 1**
  
  | Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | USA | SWE | JPN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sandra Bacher (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | — | 3–2 | 5–0 Fall |
  | 2 | Heidi Skemark (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1–3 PP | — | 6–0 Fall |
  | 3 | Tomoe Miyamoto (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — |
  
  **Pool 2**
  
  | Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | NOR | ITA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | — | 5–0 Fall | 11–0 |
  | 2 | Lene Barlie (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0–4 TO | — | 4–0 Fall |
  | 3 | Rita Girone (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | — |
  
  **Pool 3**
  
  | Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GER | VEN | BUL | AUT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anita Schätzle (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | — | 4–7 | 7–3 | 6–0 Fall |
  | 2 | Xiomara Guevara (VEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3–1 PP | — | 4–1 | 1–5 Fall |
  | 3 | Galina Ivanova (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — | 8–3 |
  | 4 | Nina Strasser (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0–4 TO | 4–0 TO | 1–3 PP | — |
  
  **Pool 4**
  
  | Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | RUS | POL | FRA | CAN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anna Shamova (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 Fall | 8–3 Fall |
  | 2 | Ewelina Pruszko (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 1–3 | 3–0 Fall |
  | 3 | Lise Golliot (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0–4 TO | 3–1 PP | — | 2–3 |
  | 4 | Shannon Samler (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | 3–1 PP | — |
  
  ### Knockout round
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sandra Bacher (USA) | 4 | | |
  | Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) | 0 | Sandra Bacher (USA) | 8 |
  | Anita Schätzle (GER) | 8 | Anita Schätzle (GER) | 1 |
  | Anna Shamova (RUS) | 4 |
  | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | | | Natalya Bodnarets (UKR) | 0 |
  | | | Anna Shamova (RUS) | 8 |
  