Helen Maroulis ties US record with ninth world wrestling medal

The facts

1. Maroulis beat Kazakhstan’s Nilufar Raimova 5–2 in the women’s freestyle 57 kg bronze-medal match at Barys Arena. ^[1]

2. USA Wrestling said she joined Bruce Baumgartner, Jordan Burroughs, Kristie Davis and Adeline Gray on nine senior world medals. The mark concerns US wrestlers, not a worldwide record. ^[1]

3. The federation’s result sheet lists China’s Kexin Hong as 57 kg champion and Japan’s Sena Nagamoto as silver medalist. ^[1]

4. American Dymond Guilford also won bronze, defeating Kadriye Kocak Aksoy of Türkiye 7–2 at 76 kg. ^[1]