Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian: Ганзоригийн Мандахнаран; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kilograms (146 lb) category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant.
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| Native name | Ганзоригийн Мандахнаран | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1986 Tuv, Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Honored athlete of Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aldar sports committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 5th (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2013)
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| Regional finals |  (2009)
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He reached 5th place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after he was denied victory for running away from his opponent in the last seconds of their bronze medal contest.[1] Mandakhnaran almost won bronze in the 65 kilograms (143 lb) event but in the final seconds when he was leading 7–6, he started prematurely celebrating in front of his opponent – Ikhtiyor Navruzov. A penalty point was awarded to Navruzov by the judges due to Mandakhnaran refusing to engage with his opponent during the round. Mandakhnaran's coach and trainer were so incensed by the decision that they took off their clothes in front of the judges, leading to another point being awarded to Navruzov for a final score of 7–8 with Navruzov becoming the victor.[2][3][4] Both of his coaches would later be banned by the United World Wrestling until August 2019.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Trevelyan, Mark. "Wrestling: Furious Mongolians strip off over bronze medal defeat". reuters.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Burke, Timothy. "Wrestling Bronze Medal Match Ends In Controversy; Mongolian Coaches Strip In Protest". DeadSpin.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mongolia's wrestling coaches strip off their clothes in epic meltdown following bronze medal match". NationalPost.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Foltin, Lindsey (22 August 2016). "Mongolian coaches strip in front of judges to protest bronze-medal controversy". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Rio 2016: Mongolian wrestling coaches banned after protest - BBC Sports
- ^ Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics | LA Times
External links
edit- Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran at the International Wrestling Database
- Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran at Olympedia
- The Facebook profile
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