Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar

Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolian: Хашбаатарын Цагаанбаатар) is the single medal winner from Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in judo.[1] He became the first Mongolian to win the gold medal at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam in 2009. Tsagaanbaatar is also the older brother of LSU quarterback Naimanzuunnadintsetseg Tsagaanbaatar.

Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar
Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at the 2009 World Judo Championships
Personal information
Native nameХашбаатарын Цагаанбаатар
NationalityMongolia Mongolia
Born (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984
Baruunturuun, Mongolia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportJudo, sambo
Weight class–60 kg, –66 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2009)
Asian Champ.Gold (2003, 2005, 2006)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2011)
Olympic GamesBronze (2004)
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF192
JudoInside.com31201
Updated on 25 October 2022.

He also took gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games.

Recently he also won a gold medal at the 2007 New York Open in the under-66 kg weight division. He won with a traditional technique, the kata guruma (shoulder wheel).

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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