Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa
Sumiya Dorjsuren (Mongolian: Доржсүрэнгийн Сумъяа, born 11 March 1991) is a Mongolian judoka.[1][2] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost in the first round.[3] In 2015, she won her first World Championship medal, a bronze.[4] In the 2016 Olympics she won a silver medal in the same event and a gold medal in the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.[5] In 2017 World Championships final, Dorjsürengiin defeated Tsukasa Yoshida who had beaten her in the Olympic final.[4] In 2018, Dorjsürengiin won the bronze medal at the World Championships, after an unexpected loss in the semi-finals to Nekoda Smythe-Davis.[6] She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
Dorjsürengiin has also won multiple medals at the Asian Games (bronze in 2014 and 2018), Asian Championships (gold in 2016, bronze in 2012 and 2013) and is a four-time national champion.[1]
Her life was the subject of 2017 Mongolian film White Blessing.[8]
References
- ^ a b IJF profile
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorjsurengiin Sumiya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Sumiya DORJSUREN". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Sumiya Dorjsuren gives Mongolia the long desired gold U57kg". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Sumiya Dorjsuren dominates her category since 2015". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Tsukasa Yoshida beats Smythe-Davis, Deguchi and the odds". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ IMDB
External links
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa at the International Judo Federation
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa at JudoInside.com
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa at Olympics.com
- Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa at Olympedia
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