Munkhbayar Dorjsuren

Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (born Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar, Mongolian: Доржсүрэнгийн Мөнхбаяр; born July 9, 1969) is a Mongolian-German sport shooter. She was born in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, but moved to Germany and became a German citizen. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in the Women's 25 metre pistol for Mongolia and the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the same event for Germany. She competes in the 25 metre and 10 metre air pistol events.

Munkhbayar Dorjsuren

Personal information
Birth name	Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar
Full name	Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (as German citizen)
Born	(1969-07-09) July 9, 1969[1] Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Germany  Mongolia
Sport	Women's air pistol
Event(s)	10 metre, 25 metre
Club	Sport Gemeinschaft Grafing
Coached by	Peter Kraneis
Medal record Women's shooting Olympic Games Representing  Mongolia 1992 Barcelona 25 m pistol Representing  Germany 2008 Beijing 25 m pistol World Championships 1998 Barcelona-Zaragoza 10 m air pistol 2002 Lahti 25 m pistol

This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Mönkhbayar, and Dorjsürengiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Career

Dorjsuren has competed at six Summer Olympic Games. She represented Mongolia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics, at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol category. She won the 1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 10 metre air pistol and the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 25 metre pistol.

Dorjsuren won gold in the Milan leg of the 2009 ISSF World Cup, 25 metre pistol category.[2]

As of 2009 she lived in Munich, Germany.[1]

Citizenship change

After her participation in Sydney olympics in year 2000 Munkhbayar D. moved to Germany and in 2002 she has become German citizen. In June 2013 she requested to become Mongolian citizen again.[3]

Results

Olympic results
Event	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012
25 metre pistol	Bronze 584+95	15th 576	25th 573	5th 583+101.6	Bronze 587+202.2	12th 582
10 metre air pistol	21st 376	21st 377	36th 368	6th 385+96.9	24th 379	25th 378

References

1. "Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, Sport Shooting / bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics (German)". Netzathleten GmbH. June 5, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
2. "ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol · Milan, ITA". International Shooting Sport Federation. 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
3. "D.Munkhbayar wants to restore her Mongolian citizenship". 2013. Retrieved June. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

• Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)