Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene

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This is a Mongolian name; the name "Uranchimegiin" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by his or her given name, "Mönkh-Erdene".

Medal record
Competitor for Mongolia
Men's Boxing
Asian Games
Silver	Doha 2006	Lightweight

Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (Mongolian: Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ; born March 20, 1982) is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed 2006 Asian Games in the Lightweight (-60 kg) division and won the silver medal in lost bout against China's Hu Qing 22-38. ^[1]

[edit] Career

In 2004 he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics but he lost his bout at the round of 16 to Korea's Jong Sub Baik 22-33.

Defeated Michael Medur (Mauritius) 29-23
Lost to Jong-Sub Baik (North Korea) 22-33

In 2006 he won silver at the Asian Games.

In 2008 he failed in his first qualifier at lightweight against Baik Jong-Sub but went up a weightclass and qualified for the Olympics by winning the Junior Welterweight competition of the second qualifier against Akmat Madaminov.