Mongolia at the Paralympics

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Mongolia at the
Paralympics
Flag of Mongolia.svg
IPC code MGL
NPC Mongolian Paralympic Committee
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer appearances

Mongolia first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 2000, and has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. The country first participated at the Winter Paralympic Games in 2006. [1]

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Mongolia's first Paralympic medal came in 2008, when Dambadondogiin Baatarjav took gold in the men's archery, in the recurve standing event. [2]

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dambadondogiin Baatarjav Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing Archery pictogram.svg Archery Men's Individual recurve standing
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bolormaagiin Uugankhuu Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's 60 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Enkhbayariin Sodnompiljee Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 88 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Enkhbayariin Sodnompiljee Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 107 kg

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References

  1. Mongolia at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
  2. Dambadondogiin Baatarjav Archived 2008-09-07 at archive.today on the official website of the 2008 Paralympics