New FILA Worlds Women's Rankings has Hildebrandt in Top 10

[MattM]

Nice honor for Sarah. Hopefully she can rebound well after losing in the semi-finals of the World Team Trial tournament (loss to Condor, who is World ranked at 51 kg/112.15 lbs.)

 

For those of you who are unaware, #1 Yoshida is considered by many to be the top pound for pound female wrestling in the world.

 

 

55 kg/121 lbs. - Pan American champion Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) won the Austrian Ladies Open and European bronze medalist Emese BARKA (HUN) took the Golden Grand Prix title in Sassari to move into the rankings at No.7 and No.8, respectively.

 

European bronze medalist Irina HUSYAK (UKR) got a boost from her win by fall over German Grand Prix winner Jillian GALLAYS (CAN) at Niagra Falls to earn the No. 10 spot in the expanded rankings.

 

1. Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) - OG 3x No.1, World 10x No.1 (1)

2. Helen MAROULIS (USA) - Int'l Ukrainian No.1 (2)

3. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) - Europe No.1 (3)

4. YANG Senlian (CHN) -Asia No.1 (4)

5. Kanako MURATA (JPN) - Asia No.2 (5)

6. Nadesda TRETYAKOVA (RUS) - Yarygin GP No.1 (6)

7. Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) - Austrian Open No.1 (nr)

8. Emese BARKA (HUN) - Italian GGP No.1 (nr)

9. Byambatseren SUNDEV (MGL) - Yarygin GP No.2 (7)

10. Irina HUSYAK (UKR) - Medved Prizes No.1 (nr)

11. Tatyana OMELCHENKO (UKR) - Int'l Ukrainian No.2 (8)

12. HAN Kum-Ok (PRK) - Asia No.3 (9)

13. Marie PREVOLARAKI (GRE) - Europe No. 2 (10)

14. Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL) - Mongolian Open No.1 (nr)

15. Marwa AMRI (TUN) - Africa No.1 (nr)