Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa (also Tuvshintur Enkhtuya, Mongolian: Түвшинтөрийн Энхтуяа; born August 4, 1982, in Ulaanbaatar) is a retired amateur Mongolian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] He finished fourth in the 96-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and later represented his nation Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tuvshintur also trained for Gobi Wrestling Club in his native Ulaanbaatar, under his personal coach Agvaan Ganbaatar.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa |
| Nationality |  Mongolia |
| Born | 4 August 1982 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | Gobi Wrestling Club |
| Coach | Agvaan Ganbaatar |
Tuvshintur qualified for the Mongolian squad in the men's 96 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he received a berth and rounded out the fourth spot in the heavyweight category from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, losing the bronze medal to Bulgaria's Krasimir Kochev.[2] Tuvshintur lost two straight matches each to Turkey's Fatih Çakıroğlu by a technical fall and two-time Olympian Aleksandr Shemarov of Belarus with a smooth 0–3 record, leaving him on the bottom of the pool and placing last out of 21 wrestlers in the final standings.[3]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links edit
- Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa at the International Wrestling Database
- Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa at Olympedia
- Profile – International Wrestling Database
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