| Venue: Carioca Arena (Hall 3) at Olympic Training Center, Barra da Tijuca (West Zone of Rio de Janeiro). |
| Final | | | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Eri Tosaka |  JPN | 3-2 | Mariya Stadnik |  AZE |
| | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Yanan Sun |  CHN | 10-0 | Zhuldyz Eshimova |  KAZ | | | Elitsa Yankova |  BUL | 7-6 | Patricia Bermúdez |  ARG | | | Zhuldyz Eshimova | KAZ | 3-2 | Haley Augello |  USA | | | Patricia Bermúdez | ARG | 6-3 | Iwona Matkowska |  POL |
| | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Eri Tosaka | JPN | 8-3 | Sun Yanan | CHN | | | Mariya Stadnik | AZE | 6-0 | Elitsa Yankova | BUL |
| | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Eri Tosaka | JPN | 11-2 | Haley Augello | USA | | | Sun Yanan | CHN | 2-1 | Vinesh Phogat |  IND | | | Mariya Stadnik | AZE | 10-0 | Iwona Matkowska | POL | | | Elitsa Yankova | BUL | 3-2 | Carolina Castillo |  COL |
| | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Eri Tosaka | JPN | 6-0 | Zhuldyz Eshimova | KAZ | | | Haley Augello | USA | 7-0 | Jessica Blaszka |  NED | | | Vinesh Phogat | IND | 11 | Alina Vuc |  ROU | | | Sun Yanan | CHN | 14-4 | Jasmine Mian |  CAN | | | Mariya Stadnik | AZE | 10-0 | Patricia Bermúdez | ARG | | | Iwona Matkowska | POL | 4-0 | Mercy Genesis |  NGR | | | Carolina Castillo | COL | 10-0 | Chov Sotheara |  CAM | | | Elitsa Yankova | BUL | 9-6 | Milana Dadasheva |  RUS |
| | Wrestler 1 | score | Wrestler 2 | | | Milana Dadasheva | RUS | 6-2 | Kim Hyon-gyong |  PRK | | | Elitsa Yankova | BUL | 10-0 | Rebecca Muambo |  CMR |
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| Final Ranking | | | 1. Eri Tosaka | JPN | | | 2. Mariya Stadnik | AZE | | | 3. Sun Yanan | CHN | | | 3. Elitsa Yankova | BUL | | | 5. Zhuldyz Eshimova | KAZ | | | 5. Patricia Bermúdez | ARG | | | 7. Iwona Matkowska | POL | | | 8. Carolina Castillo | COL | | | 9. Haley Augello | USA | | | 10.Vinesh Phogat | IND | | | 11.Milana Dadasheva | RUS | | | 12.Jasmine Mian | CAN | | | 13.Kim Hyon-gyong | PRK | | | 14.Mercy Genesis | NGR | | | 15.Jessica Blaszka | NED | | | 16.Chov Sotheara | CAM | | | 17.Rebecca Muambo | CMR | | | 18.Alina Vuc | ROU | |
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| Qualifiyng Rules | | Gold Medal: Winner of Final. | | Silver Medal: Looser of Final. | | Bronze Medal: Winners of Last Repechage Round. | | 5th place: Loosers of Last Repechage Round. | | For lower places ranking is made by: | | 1. More wins. | | 2. More points won. | | 3. Less Points lost |
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| 19 Quotas - allocated to the respective (not individual). |
| 2015 World Championships - 6 | | 1. Eri Tosaka | JPN | | 2. Mariya Stadnik | AZE | | -. Jessica Blaszka | NED | | -. Geneviève Morrison | CAN | | 3. Yanan Sun | CHN | | -. Valentina Islamova | RUS | | Pan American Qualification Tournament - 2 | | -. Carolina Castillo | COL | | 5. Patricia Bermúdez | ARG | | Asian Qualification Tournament - 2 | | 5. Zhuldyz Eshimova | KAZ | | -. Vũ Thị Hằng |  VIE | | African & Oceania Qualification Tournament - 2 | | -. Mercy Genesis | NGR | | -. Rebecca Muambo | CMR | | European Qualification Tournament - 2 | | 3. Elitsa Yankova | BUL | | -. Alina Vuc | ROU | | 1st World Qualification Tournament - 2 | | -. Kim Hyon-gyong | PRK | | -. Haley Augello | USA | | 2nd World Qualification Tournament - 2 | | -. Vinesh Phogat | IND | | -. Iwona Matkowska | POL | | Invitational / Host Nation - 2 | | -. Chov Sotheara | CAM | | -. Brenda Bailey |  HON | | Total - 20 |
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| 20 Quotas - allocated to the respective NOC (not individual). |
| 6 from 2015 World Championships Las Vegas (USA) 07-15.09.2016 |
| 2 from Africa & Oceania 1-3.04.2016. | | 2 from Pan-America 8-10.04.2016. | | 2 from Asia 18-20.03.2016. | | 2 from Europe 15-17.04.2016 |
| 3 from 1st World Qualification Tournament 22-24.04.2016. | | 2 from 2nd World Qualification Tournament 06-08.05.2016. | | Invitational / Host Nation |
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