Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | MGL |
NOC | Mongolian National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 29 in 7 sports |
Flag bearers | Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan (opening) Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan (closing) |
Medals Ranked 31st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Mongolia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. 29 athletes represented the country and competed in seven events.[1] The Beijing Olympics has been Mongolia's most successful games ever, winning two gold and two silver medals,[2] exceeding the 1980 Moscow Olympics where the nation won two silver and two bronze medals. When the 87 nations that won medals at the Beijing Olympics are ranked by medals per population, Mongolia ranks 16th, with one medal for every 749,000 people.[3]
Medalists
Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar became the first Mongolian ever[4] to win an Olympic gold medal. Otryadin Gündegmaa won Mongolia's first silver since the 1980 Moscow Games. Pürevdorjiin Serdamba won Mongolia's first silver medal in boxing. He was followed by Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, who won Mongolia's first gold medal in boxing, and second gold medal overall.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar | Judo | Men's 100 kg[5] |
Gold | Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan | Boxing | Bantamweight[6] |
Silver | Otryadyn Gündegmaa | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol[7] |
Silver | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba | Boxing | Light flyweight[8] |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Bat-Ochir Ser-Od | Marathon | 2:24:19 | 52 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Batgereliin Möngöntuyaa | 400 m | 58.14 | 8 | Did not advance |
Boxing
Mongolia qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Badar-Uugan was the first to qualify, doing so at the 2007 World Championships.[9] All three of the others qualified at the second Asian continental qualifying tournament.[10]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Pürevdorjiin Serdamba | Light flyweight | Serugo (UGA) W 9–5 |
Yáñez (USA) W 8–7 |
Ruenroeng (THA) W 5–2 |
Hernández (CUB) W 8+–8 |
Zou (CHN) L RET |
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Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan | Bantamweight | Valdez (MEX) W 15–4 |
Nevin (IRL) W 9–2 |
Ikgopoleng (BOT) W 15–2 |
Gojan (MDA) W 15–2 |
León (CUB) W 16–5 |
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Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig | Featherweight | Ouatine (MAR) W 10–1 |
Torriente (CUB) L 9–10 |
Did not advance | |||
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene | Light welterweight | Bwalya (ZAM) W 12–8 |
Georgiev (BUL) W 10–3 |
Vastine (FRA) L 4–12 |
Did not advance |
Judo
Mongolia received 10 qualifications for Judo at the Asian Championships, and qualified them by test matches.[11]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar | −60 kg | Bye | Yekutiel (ISR) L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Gantömöriin Dashdavaa | −73 kg | — | Reser (USA) W 0111–0100 |
Wilkomirski (POL) W 0012–0010 |
Maloumat (IRI) L 0010–1100 |
Did not advance | Bye | Kanamaru (JPN) L 0000–0100 |
Did not advance | ||
Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü | −81 kg | Bye | Elmont (NED) L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | Maddaloni (ITA) W 1000–0000 |
Mrvaljević (MNE) W 1002–0000 |
Krawczyk (POL) W 1010–0001 |
Gontiuk (UKR) L 0100–0110 |
5 | ||
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar | −100 kg | — | Suzuki (JPN) W 1000–0000 |
Behrla (GER) W 0021–0001 |
Jang (KOR) W 0011–0010 |
Miraliyev (AZE) W 0010–0000 |
Bye | Zhitkeyev (KAZ) W 0120–0010 |
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Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan | +100 kg | Bye | Wojnarowicz (POL) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa | −52 kg | Carrascosa (ESP) L 0000–0100 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od | −57 kg | Bye | Quintavalle (ITA) L 0001–1010 |
Did not advance | Bönisch (GER) L 0001–0110 |
Did not advance | ||||
Tümen-Odyn Battögs | −63 kg | Bye | von Harnier (GER) L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd | −78 kg | Bye | Yang Xl (CHN) L 0000–1021 |
Did not advance | Proskurakova (KGZ) W 0230–0000 |
Levesque (CAN) W 0110–0101 |
Silva (BRA) L 0010–1131 |
Did not advance | ||
Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand | +78 kg | Bye | Ulienhoed (NED) W 0010–0001 |
Polavder (SLO) L 0000–1100 |
Did not advance | Bye | Issanova (KAZ) W 1000–0000 |
Mondière (FRA) W 1000–0000 |
Ortiz (CUB) L 0000–1000 |
5 |
Shooting
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Zorigtyn Batkhuyag | 10 m air rifle | 394 | 22 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 570 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
Otryadyn Gündegmaa | 10 m air pistol | 382 | 12 | Did not advance | |
25 m pistol | 590 | 1 Q | 792.2 | ||
Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul | 10 m air pistol | 387 | 3 Q | 479.6 | 8 |
25 m pistol | 581 | 12 | Did not advance |
Swimming
Mongolia selected two athletes by granting wild card entries.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Boldbaataryn Bütekh-Üils | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.80 | 60 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dashtserengiin Saintsetseg | 50 m freestyle | 29.63 | 67 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa | Women's −63 kg | 90 | 12 | 123 | 7 | 213 | 10 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | −55 kg | Bye | Kudukhov (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Buyanjavyn Batzorig | −66 kg | Barnes (RSA) W 3–1 PP |
Farniev (RUS) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 8 | ||||
Chagnaadorjiin Ganzorig | −84 kg | Temrezov (AZE) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 17 |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | −48 kg | Bye | Merleni (UKR) W 5–0 VT |
Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Naidangiin Otgonjargal | −55 kg | — | Verbeek (CAN) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Badrakhyn Odonchimeg | −63 kg | Bye | Xu Hy (CHN) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 10 |
See also
References
- ^ "Interview: Official says Mongolia expects 2 medals from Beijing Olympics". net.com. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Mongolia gains two gold and two silver in Beijing Games" Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Montsame Agency, August 24, 2008
- ^ Medals per people
- ^ Mongolia wins 1st gold
- ^ Judo Day 6 review Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Enkhbat Badar-Uugan wins gold in bantamweight class Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ China's Chen catches up to win gold in the Women's 25m Pistol Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zou wins China's first boxing gold Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
- ^ 2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
- ^ Mongolia's Olympic Judo Team (in Mongolian)
External links
- Olympic.mn Mongolian National Olympic Committee (in Mongolian)
- Olympic.mn Mongolian Olympic Team (in Mongolian)
- Olympic.mn Olympic Timetable for Mongolian athletes (in Mongolian)