Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Mongolia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mongolia.svg
IOC code MGL
NOC Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.mn  (in Mongolian)
in Beijing
Competitors29 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan (opening)
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan (closing)
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mongolia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics , held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. 29 athletes represented the country and competed in seven events. [1] The Beijing Olympics has been Mongolia's most successful games ever, winning two gold and two silver medals, [2] exceeding the 1980 Moscow Olympics where the nation won two silver and two bronze medals.

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Medalists

Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar became the first Mongolian ever [3] to win an Olympic gold medal. Otryadin Gündegmaa won Mongolia's first silver since the 1980 Moscow Games. Pürevdorjiin Serdamba won Mongolia's first silver medal in boxing. He was followed by Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, who won Mongolia's first gold medal in boxing, and second gold medal overall.

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Judo Men's 100 kg [4]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Boxing Bantamweight [5]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Otryadyn Gündegmaa Shooting Women's 25 m pistol [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Boxing Light flyweight [7]

Athletics

Key
Men
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Bat-Ochir Ser-Od Marathon 2:24:1952
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Batgereliin Möngöntuyaa 400 m 58.148Did not advance

Boxing

Mongolia qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Badar-Uugan was the first to qualify, doing so at the 2007 World Championships. [8] All three of the others qualified at the second Asian continental qualifying tournament. [9]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Light flyweight Flag of Uganda.svg  Serugo  (UGA)
W 9–5
Flag of the United States.svg  Yáñez  (USA)
W 8–7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Ruenroeng  (THA)
W 5–2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Hernández  (CUB)
W 8+–8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou  (CHN)
LRET
Silver medal icon.svg
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Bantamweight Flag of Mexico.svg  Valdez  (MEX)
W 15–4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Nevin  (IRL)
W 9–2
Flag of Botswana.svg  Ikgopoleng  (BOT)
W 15–2
Flag of Moldova.svg  Gojan  (MDA)
W 15–2
Flag of Cuba.svg  León  (CUB)
W 16–5
Gold medal icon.svg
Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig Featherweight Flag of Morocco.svg  Ouatine  (MAR)
W 10–1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Torriente  (CUB)
L 9–10
Did not advance
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene Light welterweight Flag of Zambia.svg  Bwalya  (ZAM)
W 12–8
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Georgiev  (BUL)
W 10–3
Flag of France.svg  Vastine  (FRA)
L 4–12
Did not advance

Judo

Mongolia received 10 qualifications for Judo at the Asian Championships, and qualified them by test matches. [10]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar −60 kg ByeFlag of Israel.svg  Yekutiel  (ISR)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Gantömöriin Dashdavaa −73 kg N/AFlag of the United States.svg  Reser  (USA)
W 0111–0100
Flag of Poland.svg  Wilkomirski  (POL)
W 0012–0010
Flag of Iran.svg  Maloumat  (IRI)
L 0010–1100
Did not advanceByeFlag of Japan.svg  Kanamaru  (JPN)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance
Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü −81 kg ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Elmont  (NED)
L 0000–0001
Did not advanceFlag of Italy.svg  Maddaloni  (ITA)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Mrvaljević  (MNE)
W 1002–0000
Flag of Poland.svg  Krawczyk  (POL)
W 1010–0001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Gontiuk  (UKR)
L 0100–0110
5
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar −100 kg N/AFlag of Japan.svg  Suzuki  (JPN)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Germany.svg  Behrla  (GER)
W 0021–0001
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang  (KOR)
W 0011–0010
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Miraliyev  (AZE)
W 0010–0000
ByeFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhitkeyev  (KAZ)
W 0120–0010
Gold medal icon.svg
Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan +100 kg ByeFlag of Poland.svg  Wojnarowicz  (POL)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa −52 kg Flag of Spain.svg  Carrascosa  (ESP)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od −57 kg ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Quintavalle  (ITA)
L 0001–1010
Did not advanceFlag of Germany.svg  Bönisch  (GER)
L 0001–0110
Did not advance
Tümen-Odyn Battögs −63 kg ByeFlag of Germany.svg  von Harnier  (GER)
L 0000–1001
Did not advance
Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd −78 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Xl  (CHN)
L 0000–1021
Did not advanceFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Proskurakova  (KGZ)
W 0230–0000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Levesque  (CAN)
W 0110–0101
Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
L 0010–1131
Did not advance
Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand +78 kg ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ulienhoed  (NED)
W 0010–0001
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Polavder  (SLO)
L 0000–1100
Did not advanceByeFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Issanova  (KAZ)
W 1000–0000
Flag of France.svg  Mondière  (FRA)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Cuba.svg  Ortiz  (CUB)
L 0000–1000
5

Shooting

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Zorigtyn Batkhuyag 10 m air rifle 39422Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 57033Did not advance
Otryadyn Gündegmaa 10 m air pistol 38212Did not advance
25 m pistol 5901 Q792.2Silver medal icon.svg
Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul 10 m air pistol 3873 Q479.68
25 m pistol 58112Did not advance

Swimming

Mongolia selected two athletes by granting wild card entries.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Boldbaataryn Bütekh-Üils 100 m breaststroke 1:10.8060Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dashtserengiin Saintsetseg 50 m freestyle 29.6367Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa Women's −63 kg 9012123721310

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar −55 kg ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Kudukhov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16
Buyanjavyn Batzorig −66 kg Flag of South Africa.svg  Barnes  (RSA)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Russia.svg  Farniev  (RUS)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Chagnaadorjiin Ganzorig −84 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Temrezov  (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance17
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal −48 kg ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Merleni  (UKR)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance16
Naidangiin Otgonjargal −55 kg N/AFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Verbeek  (CAN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance16
Badrakhyn Odonchimeg −63 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Hy  (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10

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