Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Mongolia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMGL
NOCMongolian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.mn (in Mongolian)
in Beijing
Competitors29 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan (opening)
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan (closing)
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
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.

Medalists

Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar became the first Mongolian ever[3] 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
 Gold Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Judo Men's 100 kg[4]
 Gold Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Boxing Bantamweight[5]
 Silver Otryadyn Gündegmaa Shooting Women's 25 m pistol[6]
 Silver Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Boxing Light flyweight[7]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Result Rank
Bat-Ochir Ser-Od Marathon 2:24:19 52
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Batgereliin Möngöntuyaa 400 m 58.14 8 Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mongolia qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Badar-Uugan was the first to qualify, doing so at the 2007 World Championships.[8] All three of the others qualified at the second Asian continental qualifying tournament.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mongolia received 10 qualifications for Judo at the Asian Championships, and qualified them by test matches.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
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 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul 10 m air pistol 387 3 Q 479.6 8
25 m pistol 581 12 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mongolia selected two athletes by granting wild card entries.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dashtserengiin Saintsetseg 50 m freestyle 29.63 67 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa Women's −63 kg 90 12 123 7 213 10

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
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
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal −48 kg Bye  Merleni (UKR)
L 0–5 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

  1. ^ "Interview: Official says Mongolia expects 2 medals from Beijing Olympics". net.com. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Mongolia gains two gold and two silver in Beijing Games" Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Montsame Agency, August 24, 2008
  3. ^ Mongolia wins 1st gold
  4. ^ Judo Day 6 review Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Enkhbat Badar-Uugan wins gold in bantamweight class Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ China's Chen catches up to win gold in the Women's 25m Pistol Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Zou wins China's first boxing gold Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
  9. ^ 2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
  10. ^ Mongolia's Olympic Judo Team (in Mongolian)
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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)
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