Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir

Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir (Mongolian: Сайнжаргалын Ням-Очир) is a retired Mongolian judoka.[1] In 2012, he won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 73 kg category.[2] He beat Christopher Völk in his first match, then Volodymyr Soroka before being beaten by Mansur Isaev in the quarterfinals. Because Isaev reached the final, Nyam-Ochir was entered into the repechage, where he beat Nicholas Delpopolo on the way to beating Dex Elmont in their bronze medal match.[2]

This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Nyam-Ochir, and Sainjargal is a patronymic, not a family name.

Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir

Personal information
Nationality	Mongolian
Born	(1986-07-20) 20 July 1986 Uvs Province, Mongolia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Mongolia Olympic Games 2012 London –73 kg World Championships 2015 Astana –73 kg 2015 Astana Teams Asian Championships 2013 Bangkok –73 kg 2009 Taipei –73 kg Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade –73 kg IJF World Masters 2013 Tyumen -73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Paris -73 kg 2015 Baku -73 kg 2012 Moscow -73 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Dusseldorf -73 kg 2013 Ulaanbaatar -73 kg 2014 Tashkent -73 kg 2012 Dusseldorf -73 kg 2013 Samsun -73 kg 2015 Ulaanbaatar -73 kg 2011 Qingdao -73 kg 2014 Astana -73 kg

Nyam-Ochir is currently a coach at Eastside Dojo in Plano, TX.[3]

References

1. London 2012 Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
2. Judo results Archived 2012-12-09 at Archive.today
3. "Instructors". Eastside Dojo. Retrieved 2019-03-11.

External links

• Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal at JudoInside.com