Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg

Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg (Mongolian: Мөнхбатын Уранцэцэг, born 14 March 1990) is a Mongolian sambist and judoka who competes in the 48 kg category, and World Champion in both sports.

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Urantsetseg. Mönkhbat is a patronymic, not a family name.
Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg
Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg (bottom) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityMongolian
Born (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990[1]
Bayan-Ovoo, Bayankhongor, Mongolia[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportJudo
Event(s)48 kg
Coached byBaljinnyam Odvog (national)[4]

In 2013, she became the first female world champion in judo from Mongolia. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the quarterfinals. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost to Ami Kondo in the bronze medal match.[1] In 2017, she is gold medalist in the Asian Judo Championship and silver medalist in the World Judo Championship. In 2019, she is bronze medalist in the World Judo Championship in Tokyo.

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[5][6]

She is also two-time World Champion in sambo, in 2010 and 2014.

References
  1. Urantsetseg Munkhbat. nbcolympics.com
  2. Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg. sports-reference.com
  3. Urantsetseg Munkhbat. rio2016.com
  4. Urantsetseg Munkhbat. london2012.com
  5. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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