Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran

Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian: Ганзоригийн Мандахнаран; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kilograms (146 lb) category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant.

Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran
At the 2014 Paris Golden Grand Prix
Personal information
Native nameГанзоригийн Мандахнаран
NationalityMongolia Mongolia
Born (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 37)
Tuv, Mongolia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
RankHonored athlete of Mongolia
EventFreestyle
ClubAldar sports committee
Coached byTserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals5th(2016)
World finalsBronze (2013)

Bronze (2014)

5th(2015)
Regional finalsSilver (2009)

Silver (2013)

Silver (2018)

Bronze (2015)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest 66 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 60 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 New Delhi 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pattaya 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 65 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 66 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Mungyeong 70 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Jersey 70 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2019 Krasnoyarsk 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Krasnoyarsk 65 kg
Ali Aliyev Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kaspisk 70 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Istanbul 65 kg

He reached 5th place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after he was denied victory for running away from his opponent in the last seconds of their bronze medal contest.[1] Mandakhnaran almost won bronze in the 65 kilograms (143 lb) event but in the final seconds when he was leading 7–6, he started prematurely celebrating in front of his opponent – Ikhtiyor Navruzov. A penalty point was awarded to Navruzov by the judges due to Mandakhnaran refusing to engage with his opponent during the round. Mandakhnaran's coach and trainer were so incensed by the decision that they took off their clothes in front of the judges, leading to another point being awarded to Navruzov for a final score of 7–8 with Navruzov becoming the victor.[2][3][4] Both of his coaches would later be banned by the United World Wrestling until August 2019.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Trevelyan, Mark. "Wrestling: Furious Mongolians strip off over bronze medal defeat". reuters.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ Burke, Timothy. "Wrestling Bronze Medal Match Ends In Controversy; Mongolian Coaches Strip In Protest". DeadSpin.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Mongolia's wrestling coaches strip off their clothes in epic meltdown following bronze medal match". NationalPost.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ Foltin, Lindsey (22 August 2016). "Mongolian coaches strip in front of judges to protest bronze-medal controversy". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ Rio 2016: Mongolian wrestling coaches banned after protest - BBC Sports
  6. ^ Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics | LA Times

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