Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
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At the 2006 Asian Games
he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division and the open weight class division.
In the same division, he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics, by defeating Kazakhstan
i judo
ka Askhat Zhitkeyev
. On the 14th of August, 2008, he was inducted as the state honored athlete of Mongolia
as well as hero of labor.
He currently resides in Ulan Bator.
Saikhan, Bulgan
Saikhan is a sum of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. Saikhan-Ovoo coal mine and settlement is 25 kn NW from the sum centre.Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Mongolia's first Olympic gold medalist, hails from Saikhan....
, Bulgan aimag
Bulgan Province
Bulgan is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.- Geography :The aimag is surrounded by the aimags Khövsgöl in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast...
) is a Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
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Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
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At the 2006 Asian Games
Judo at the 2006 Asian Games
Judo competed in eight different weight classes for men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. All competition held in the Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-−60 kg:December 5-−66 kg:December 4...
he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division and the open weight class division.
In the same division, he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics, by defeating Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka Askhat Zhitkeyev
Askhat Zhitkeyev
Askhat Zhitkeyev is a Kazakh judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 90-100 kg division and a bronze medal at the 2001 world judo championships in the -100 kg division. He won a bronze medal at the -100 kg category of the Asian Games.- References :...
. On the 14th of August, 2008, he was inducted as the state honored athlete of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
as well as hero of labor.
He currently resides in Ulan Bator.