Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Mongolia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Mongolian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.

Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MGL
NOC	Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.mn (in Mongolian)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	43 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Temuulengiin Battulga[1]
Medals Ranked 67th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Mongolian National Olympic Committee fielded a team of 43 athletes, 26 men and 17 women, across nine different sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics in a non-boycotting edition, tying the record with the number of athletes achieved in Moscow 1980.[2] Among the sporting events represented by the nation's athletes, Mongolia marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo, as well as its return to weightlifting after an eight-year hiatus.

The Mongolian roster featured 11 returning Olympians, with only three of them having won medals at the previous editions of the Games: judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, who emerged as the nation's most decorated athlete with two medals; freestyle wrestler Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg, who obtained the bronze in the women's 63 kg division, and pistol shooter Otryadyn Gündegmaa, who established a historic record as the first Mongolian to participate in six Olympics. Other notable Mongolian athletes featured Asian Games champion Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai in men's lightweight boxing, marathon runner and four-time Olympian Bat-Ochir Ser-Od, and heavyweight judoka Temuulengiin Battulga, who was selected by the committee as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Mongolia left Rio de Janeiro with only two medals (one silver and one bronze); each was awarded to Otgondalai and lightweight judoka Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa (women's 57 kg).[3] Several Mongolian athletes narrowly missed out of the podium, including judokas Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg and Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar, who both placed fifth in their respective weight categories, and freestyle wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, who controversially lost the bronze medal match to Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the men's 65 kg division, provoking a protest against the decision by his coaches while stripping their clothes off.[4][5]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	Judo	Women's 57 kg	8 August
Bronze	Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai	Boxing	Men's lightweight	14 August

Archery

One Mongolian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jantsangiin Gantögs	Men's individual	664	24	Thamwong (THA) L 3–7	Did not advance

Athletics

Mongolian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Bat-Ochir Ser-Od	Men's marathon	2:24:26	92
Gantulga Dambadarjaa		2:27:42	107
Tseveenravdan Byambajav		2:36:14	130
Bayartsogt Munkhzayaa	Women's marathon	2:43:55	72
Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar		2:45:55	85

Boxing

Mongolia has entered six boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene, Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig, 2012 Olympian Byambyn Tüvshinbat, and Asian Games champion Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China.[9]

Kharkhüügiin Enkh-Amar and Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar earned additional Olympic places for the Mongolian roster at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[10]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene	Men's light flyweight	Bye	Quipo (ECU) L 0–3	Did not advance
Kharkhüügiin Enkh-Amar	Men's flyweight	Emigdio (MEX) L 0–3	Did not advance
Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar	Men's bantamweight	Gicharu (KEN) W 3–0	Asanau (BLR) W 3–1	Stevenson (USA) L 0–3	Did not advance
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai	Men's lightweight	Bye	Lacruz (NED) W 2–1	Benbaziz (ALG) W 3–0	Oumiha (FRA) L 0–3	Did not advance
Baatarsükh Chinzorig	Men's light welterweight	Tharumalingam (QAT) W 3–0	Dunaytsev (RUS) L 0–3	Did not advance
Byambyn Tüvshinbat	Men's welterweight	Palmetta (ARG) W 3–0	Donnelly (IRL) L 1–2	Did not advance

Judo

Mongolia has qualified a total of 13 judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Twelve of them (seven men and five women), led by two-time Olympic medalist Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while London 2012 Olympian Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd at women's half-heavyweight (78 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as the highest-ranked Mongolian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tsogtbaataryn Tsend-Ochir	−60 kg	Ramos (GUA) W 100–000	Reinvall (FIN) W 011–000	Kim W-j (KOR) L 001–010	Did not advance
Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	−66 kg	Bye	Hamad (KSA) W 100–000	Zourdani (ALG) W 101–000	Basile (ITA) L 000–100	Did not advance	Bouchard (CAN) L 000–010	Did not advance	7
Ganbaataryn Odbayar	−73 kg	Bye	Mohy Eldin (EGY) W 100–001	Delpopolo (USA) L 000–010	Did not advance
Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar	−81 kg	Bye	Abdelaal (EGY) L 000–101	Did not advance
Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar	−90 kg	Bye	van 't End (NED) W 100–000	González (CUB) W 100–000	Liparteliani (GEO) L 100–000	Did not advance	Mehdiyev (AZE) W 001–000	Cheng Xz (CHN) L 000–001	5
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	−100 kg	Bye	Armenteros (CUB) L 000–001	Did not advance
Temuulengiin Battulga	+100 kg	N/A	Tayeb (ALG) L 000–010	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg	−48 kg	Bye	Payet (FRA) W 100–000	Jeong B-k (KOR) L 000–101	Did not advance	Menezes (BRA) W 100–000	Kondo (JPN) L 000–000 S	5
Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon	−52 kg	Delgado (USA) W 010–003	Nakamura (JPN) L 000–100	Did not advance
Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa	−57 kg	Bye	Verhagen (NED) W 000–000 S	Monteiro (POR) W 000–000 S	Matsumoto (JPN) W 010–000	Bye	R Silva (BRA) L 000–010
Tsedevsürengiin Mönkhzayaa	−63 kg	Zouak (MAR) W 101–000	Yang Jx (CHN) L 001–100	Did not advance
Tsend-Ayuushiin Naranjargal	−70 kg	Stam (GEO) L 000–011	Did not advance
Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd	−78 kg	Joó (HUN) L 000–111	Did not advance

Shooting

Mongolian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.[12]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gankhuyagiin Nandinzayaa	Women's 10 m air rifle	414.8	14	N/A		Did not advance
	Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions	582	9	N/A		Did not advance
Otryadyn Gündegmaa	Women's 10 m air pistol	379	20	N/A		Did not advance
	Women's 25 m pistol	579	12	Did not advance
Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul	Women's 10 m air pistol	378	32	N/A		Did not advance
	Women's 25 m pistol	580	11	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Mongolia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[13][14][15]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Batsaikhany Dulguun	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.90	60	Did not advance
Yesuin Bayar	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.40	60	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Mongolia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Olympics. Pürevjavyn Temüüjin secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.[16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pürevjavyn Temüüjin	Men's −68 kg	Gutiérrez (MEX) W 12–11	González (ESP) L 4–7	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Mongolia has qualified one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 Asian Championships.[17] The team must allocate this place by 20 June 2016.[18]

Meanwhile, an unused men's Olympic spot was awarded to the Mongolian team by IWF, as a result of Russia's complete ban from the Games due to the "multiple positive cases" of doping.[19]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj	Men's −56 kg	103	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg	Women's −69 kg	106	7	131	8	237	8

Wrestling

Mongolia has qualified a total of nine wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Five Olympic berths were awarded to Mongolian wrestlers, who finished among the top six at the 2015 World Championships, while the other half of the wrestling roster had booked Olympic spots by progressing to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[20][21]

One further wrestler had claimed the remaining Olympic slot in the men's freestyle 97 kg to round out the Mongolian roster at the final meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul.

On 11 May 2016, United World Wrestling decided to revoke an Olympic license from Mongolia in women's freestyle 53 kg, due to doping violations at the Asian Qualification Tournament, but the license was reinstated two months later, following the recent meldonium guidelines released by IOC and WADA.[22][23]

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
• ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) 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
Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar	−57 kg	Diatta (SEN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance						14
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran	−65 kg	Dutt (IND) W 3–0 ^PO	Katai (CHN) W 3–0 ^PO	Ramonov (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	Bye	Garcia (CAN) W 3–0 ^PO	Navruzov (UZB) L 1–3 ^PP	5
Pürevjavyn Önörbat	−74 kg	Bye	Demirtaş (TUR) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					15
Orgodolyn Üitümen	−86 kg	Ganev (BUL) L 0–5 ^VT	Did not advance						15
Dorjkhandyn Khüderbulga	−97 kg	Bye	Musaev (KGZ) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					16
Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat	−125 kg	Bye	Akgül (TUR) L 0–4 ^ST	Did not advance		Bye	Saidau (BLR) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	16

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
Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa	−53 kg	Bye	Krawczyk (POL) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					12
Pürevdorjiin Orkhon	−58 kg	Hristova (BUL) W 3–1 ^PP	Koblova (RUS) L 0–4 ^ST	Did not advance		Niemesch (GER) W 5–0 ^VT	Malik (IND) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	7
Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg	−63 kg	Bye	Oborududu (NGR) W 3–1 ^PP	Pirozhkova (USA) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance				12
Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa	−69 kg	Bye	Chen W-l (TPE) W 5–0 ^VT	Vorobieva (RUS) L 0–5 ^VT	Did not advance	Bye	Syzdykova (KAZ) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	8

See also

• Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

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External links

• [MGL/summer/2016/ Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Olympics] at SR/Olympics