Munkhbayar Dorjsuren
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (as German citizen) Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar (birth) |
| Born |
July 9, 1969[1] Ulaanbaatar |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Germany  Mongolia |
| Sport | Women's air pistol |
| Event(s) | 10 metre, 25 metre |
| Club | Sport Gemeinschaft Grafing |
| Coached by | Peter Kraneis |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's shooting | ||
| Competitor for Mongolia
| ||
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 25 m pistol |
| Competitor for Germany
| ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | 25 m pistol |
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (born Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar, Mongolian: Доржсүрэнгийн Мөнхбаяр; born July 9, 1969, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia) is a Mongolian-German sport shooter. She was born in Mongolia, but moved to Germany and became a German citizen. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in the Women's 25 metre pistol for Mongolia and the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the same event for Germany. She competes in the 25 metre and 10 metre air pistol events.
Career
Dorjsuren has competed at five Summer Olympic Games. She represented Mongolia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol category. She won the 1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 10 metre air pistol and the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 25 metre pistol.
Dorjsuren won gold in the Milan leg of the 2009 ISSF World Cup, 25 metre pistol category.[2]
As of 2009 she lived in Munich, Germany.[1]
Citizenship change
After her participation in Sydney olympics in year 2000 Munkhbayar D. moved to Germany and in 2002 she has become German citizen. In June 2013 she requested to become Mongolian citizen again. [3]
Results
| Olympic results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
| 25 metre pistol |  Bronze584+95 |
15th 576 |
25th 573 |
5th 583+101.6 |
Bronze 587+202.2 |
12th 582 |
| 10 metre air pistol | 21st 376 |
21st 377 |
36th 368 |
6th 385+96.9 |
24th 379 |
25th 378 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, Sport Shooting / bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics (German)". Netzathleten GmbH. June 5, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ↑ "ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol · Milan, ITA". International Shooting Sport Federation. 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ "D.Munkhbayar wants to restore her Mongolian citizenship". 2013. Retrieved June.