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.

Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh
Medal record
Representing  Mongolia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Heavyweight
World Championships
1971 Sofia 100 kg
1974 Istanbul 100 kg
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

  1. 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.
  2. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
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