Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh
Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (Mongolian: Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх; born February 22, 1944) is a retired Mongolian wrestler. At the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle heavyweight category.[1] His name Bayanmonkh means "Rich eternal" in the Mongolian language.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Heavyweight |
| World Championships | ||
| 1971 Sofia | 100 kg |
| 1974 Istanbul | 100 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1975 Minsk | 100 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1974 Tehran | 100 kg |
| Men's Sambo | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1974 Ulaanbaatar | 100 kg |
| 1975 Minsk | 100 kg |
Bayanmönkh is the second most successful wrestler in Mongolian wrestling with 10 championship wins (1968 1971–1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981–1982, 1987).
In 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
External links
- Khorloo Bayanmunkh at United World Wrestling
- Khorloo Baianmunkh at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2007)
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