Khorloogiin_Bayanmönkh

Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh

Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh

Mongolian wrestler

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Bayanmönkh. Khorloogiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (Mongolian: Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх; born 22 February 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.

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Bayanmönkh is the second most successful wrestler in Mongolian wrestling with 10 championship wins (1968, 1971–1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981–1982, 1987).[2]

In 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[3]

He was originally named after the revolutionary D.Sükhbaatar, as he was born on the same date, February 2. However, following a severe illness at the age of 6, he was given the new name Bayanmönkh.[4]

He officially retired from Mongolian wrestling in 2022 during Naadam festival at the age of 80.[5] Prior to the start of the 5th round, a zasuul sang poetic praise of his triumphs and achievements in his Mongolian wrestling career one last time.

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh's career record". devjee.mn.
  3. [3]
    Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
  4. [4]
    "Довчингийн Сүхбаатар Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх болсон түүх". 24tsag.mn (in Mongolian).
  5. [5]
    "Энгүй хүчит Дархан аварга Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх 80 настай зодог тайллаа". montsame (in Mongolian). 2022-07-22.


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