Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran

Mongolian wrestler (born 1986)

At the 2014 Paris Golden Grand Prix

Personal information

Native name

Ганзоригийн Мандахнаран

Nationality

Mongolia

Born

(1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 38)
Tuv, Mongolia

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Sport

Country

Mongolia

Sport

Wrestling

Weight class

65 kg

Rank

Honored athlete of Mongolia

Event

Freestyle

Club

Aldar sports committee

Coached by

Tserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

5th(2016)

World finals

(2013)

(2014)

5th(2015)

Regional finals

(2009)

(2013)

(2018)

(2015)

Medal record

Men's Freestyle wrestling

Representing Mongolia
World Championships
	2014 Tashkent	65 kg
	2013 Budapest	66 kg
Asian Games
	2010 Guangzhou	60 kg
Asian Championships
	2018 Bishkek	74 kg
	2013 New Delhi	66 kg
	2009 Pattaya	60 kg
	2015 Doha	65 kg
Summer Universiade
	2013 Kazan	66 kg
Military World Games
	2015 Mungyeong	70 kg
World Military Championships
	2014 New Jersey	70 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
	2019 Krasnoyarsk	70 kg
	2016 Krasnoyarsk	65 kg
Ali Aliyev Tournament
	2017 Kaspisk	70 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
	2014 Istanbul	65 kg

Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian: Ганзоригийн Мандахнаран; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kilograms (146 lb) category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant.

He reached 5th place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after he was denied victory for running away from his opponent in the last seconds of their bronze medal contest.^[1] Mandakhnaran almost won bronze in the 65 kilograms (143 lb) event but in the final seconds when he was leading 7–6, he started prematurely celebrating in front of his opponent – Ikhtiyor Navruzov. A penalty point was awarded to Navruzov by the judges due to Mandakhnaran refusing to engage with his opponent during the round. Mandakhnaran's coach and trainer were so incensed by the decision that they took off their clothes in front of the judges, leading to another point being awarded to Navruzov for a final score of 7–8 with Navruzov becoming the victor.^[2]^[3]^[4] Both of his coaches would later be banned by the United World Wrestling until August 2019.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Trevelyan, Mark. "Wrestling: Furious Mongolians strip off over bronze medal defeat". reuters.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ Burke, Timothy. "Wrestling Bronze Medal Match Ends In Controversy; Mongolian Coaches Strip In Protest". DeadSpin.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Mongolia's wrestling coaches strip off their clothes in epic meltdown following bronze medal match". NationalPost.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
^ Foltin, Lindsey (22 August 2016). "Mongolian coaches strip in front of judges to protest bronze-medal controversy". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ Rio 2016: Mongolian wrestling coaches banned after protest - BBC Sports
^ Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics | LA Times