Olympic Women's Weight Classes:
48 KG               55 KG               63 KG               72 KG
                               Freestyle                Greco

55 KG Women's Wrestling
U.S. Representative: Kelsey Campbell

photo by Tony Rotundo www.wrestlersarewarriors.com

Club: Sunkist Kids
2012 Mongolia Open Champion
2011 Pan AMs Champion
2010 Worlds 5th Place

Event Schedule for Women's 55kg.  All womens 55kg rounds take place August
9th.

7:00 AM CST-----Qualification
7:25 AM CST-----Round of 16
8:25 AM CST-----Quarter Finals
9:00 AM CST-----Semi Finals
11:45 AM CST---Bronze Medal 
12:15 PM CST---Finals

Campell Eliminated

Kelsey Campbell’s bid for a medal concluded Wednesday when she lost to Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan.

Ratkevich had a 1-0 lead late in the first when Campbell got in on a deep shot and drove Ratkevich to the edge of the mat. Ratkevich used a belly gut to expose Campbell, but it sure looked like she stepped out of bounds before doing so. The American coaches challenged, but the call was upheld for a final first period score of 4-0. 

Campbell took a shot early in the second period which was countered by Ratkevich in what would be the last score.

Campbell In To Repechage

Kelsey Campbell (55kg) has new life as she was drawn back in to medal contention.

Campbell lost to 2-time defending Olympic Champion, Saori Yoshido (JPN) in the opening round 0-1, 0-1. Yoshido went on to make the finals.

Campbell will face Azerbaijani Yuliya Ratkevich in her first wrestleback bout. The winner gets Valeria Zholobova in the Bronze medal match.

Campbell Falls To the Favorite

Kelsey Campbell (55kg) was game. But Japan’s Saori Yoshida is, well, the best.

Yoshida came into the Olympics the favorite again after winning 9 World Titles and 2 Olympic crowns.

Campbell shot a leg attack in the first, but was countered for the only score of the period.

In the second, Yoshida converted a takedown with :45 left to take the bout 1-0, 1-0.

While it was unfortunate to draw Yoshida first round, it was an encouraging performance, and the odds of getting drawn back in are high.