Mongolia at the Olympics

Mongolia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  MGL
NOC Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.mn (Mongolian)
Olympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games

Mongolia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] Mongolia has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1964, missing only the 1976 Winter Games.

Mongolian athletes have won a total of 24 medals, all in Summer Olympics competitions, in freestyle wrestling, boxing, shooting, and judo. Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, Mongolia had won more silver and bronze medals without winning any gold medals than any other nation. Mongolia won their first ever gold medal in the Judo, with Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar winning in the Men's half heavyweight.

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee was created in 1956 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1962.

List of medalists

Medal Athlete Game Sport Event
 Silver Mönkhbat, JigjidiinJigjidiin Mönkhbat Mexico 1968 Mexico Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweigh 87 kg
 Bronze Damdinsharav, ChimedbazarynChimedbazaryn Damdinsharav[2] Mexico 1968 Mexico Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight 52 kg
 Bronze Sereeter, DanzandarjaagiinDanzandarjaagiin Sereeter Mexico 1968 Mexico Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 70 kg
 Bronze Artag, TömöriinTömöriin Artag[2] Mexico 1968 Mexico Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight 78 kg
 Silver Bayanmönkh, KhorloogiinKhorloogiin Bayanmönkh West Germany 1972 Munich Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight 100 kg
 Silver Oidov, ZevegiinZevegiin Oidov Canada 1976 Montreal Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight 62 kg
 Silver Damdin, TsendiinTsendiin Damdin Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Judo Men's half lightweight 65 kg
 Silver Davaajav, JamtsynJamtsyn Davaajav Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight 74 kg
 Bronze Davaadalai, RavdangiinRavdangiin Davaadalai Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Judo Men's lightweight 71 kg
 Bronze Oyuunbold, DugarsürengiinDugarsürengiin Oyuunbold Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight 57 kg
 Bronze Enkhbat, NergüinNergüin Enkhbat South Korea 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's lightweight 60 kg
 Bronze Bayarsaikhan, NamjilynNamjilyn Bayarsaikhan Spain 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's lightweight 60 kg
 Bronze Dorjsuren, MunkhbayarMunkhbayar Dorjsuren Spain 1992 Barcelona Shooting Women's 25 m pistol
 Bronze Narmandakh, DorjpalamynDorjpalamyn Narmandakh United States 1996 Atlanta Judo Men's extra lightweight 60 kg
 Bronze Tsagaanbaatar, KhashbaatarynKhashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar Greece 2004 Athens Judo Men's 60 kg
 Gold Tüvshinbayar, NaidangiinNaidangiin Tüvshinbayar China 2008 Beijing Judo Men's half heavyweight 100 kg
 Gold Badar-Uugan, EnkhbatynEnkhbatyn Badar-Uugan China 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's bantam 54kg
 Silver Gündegmaa, OtryadynOtryadyn Gündegmaa China 2008 Beijing Shooting Women's 25 m pistol
 Silver Serdamba, PürevdorjiinPürevdorjiin Serdamba China 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's light flyweight 48kg
 Silver Tögstsogt, NyambayarynNyambayaryn Tögstsogt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2012 London Boxing Men's flyweight 52kg
 Silver Tüvshinbayar, NaidangiinNaidangiin Tüvshinbayar United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2012 London Judo Men's half heavyweight 100 kg
 Bronze Nyam-Ochir, SainjargalynSainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2012 London Judo Men's lightweight 73kg
 Bronze Battsetseg, SoronzonboldynSoronzonboldyn Battsetseg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2012 London Wrestling Women's freestyle wrestling 63kg
 Bronze Mönkh-Erdene, UranchimegiinUranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2012 London Boxing Men's light welterweight 64kg

Medal tables

Games Athletes Sports Athletes by sport Medals Total Rank
Japan Tokyo 1964 21 4 000
Mexico Mexico City 1968 20 4 013434
Germany Munich 1972 39 7 010133
Canada Montreal 1976 34 6 010134
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 43 8 022427
United States Los Angeles 1984 did not participate
South Korea Seoul 1988 285 001146
Spain Barcelona 1992 33 7 002251
United States Atlanta 1996 16 7 001171
Australia Sydney 2000 20 6 000
Greece Athens 2004 20 7 001171
China Beijing 2008 29 7 220431
United Kingdom London 2012 29 7 2 2 4 0 0 9 2 2 0 8 023556

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Judo 1 2 4 7
Boxing 1 2 3 6
Wrestling 0 4 5 9
Shooting 0 1 1 2
Total 2 9 13 24

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