Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav

Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav (Mongolian: Цэвээнравдангийн Бямбажав; born 7 July 1990) is a Mongolian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2017 Byambajav participated in the World Championships held in London, placing 46th in the marathon event, with a time of 2:21:48.[2]

Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav
Personal information
NationalityMongolian
Born (1990-07-07) 7 July 1990 (age 33)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon
Medal record
Representing  Mongolia
Men's Marathon
Asian Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dongguan Marathon

In 2019, Byambajav contested 10 marathons. On 5 October he represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar where he finished 40th in 2:20:07. On 27 October he ran the marathon at the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, where he placed 4th in 2:12:56. Bahrain's Shumi Dechasa won. In 2020, Byambajav ran the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, where he placed 5th in a personal best time of 2:09:03. This performance qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games men's marathon. On 8 March he placed 17th in 2:12:32 at The 76th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon. [3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Byambajav Tseveenravdan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Byambajav TSEVEENRAVDAN | Profile".

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