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 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).[citation needed]
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)