Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (born Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar, Mongolian: Доржсүрэнгийн Мөнхбаяр; born July 9, 1969) is a Mongolian-German sport shooter. She was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, but moved to Germany and became a German citizen. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in the Women's 25 metre pistol for Mongolia and the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the same event for Germany. She competed in the 25 metre and 10 metre air pistol events.
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| Birth name | Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (as German citizen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1969[1] Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany  Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's air pistol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 metre, 25 metre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sport Gemeinschaft Grafing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Kraneis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMongolia
editDorjsuren has competed at six Summer Olympic Games. She represented Mongolia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol category. She won the 1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 10 metre air pistol for Mongolia.
Germany
editShe represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics, at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 25 metre pistol while representing Germany. Dorjsuren won gold in the Milan leg of the 2009 ISSF World Cup, 25 metre pistol category.[2]
As of 2009,[update] she lived in Munich, Germany.[1]
India
editIn July 2022, the National Rifle Association of India appointed Dorjsuren as the Indian pistol team's foreign coach.[3] She was the coach for the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the mixed 10 metre air pistol event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4]
Citizenship change
editAfter her participation in Sydney Olympics in 2000, Munkhbayar D. moved to Germany and in 2002, she became a German citizen. In June 2013, she requested to become Mongolian citizen again.[5]
Results
edit| Olympic results | ||||||
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| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
| 25 metre pistol |  Bronze584+95 |
15th 576 |
25th 573 |
5th 583+101.6 |
Bronze 587+202.2 |
12th 582 |
| 10 metre air pistol | 21st 376 |
21st 377 |
36th 368 |
6th 385+96.9 |
24th 379 |
25th 378 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, Sport Shooting / bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics (German)". Netzathleten GmbH. June 5, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol · Milan, ITA". International Shooting Sport Federation. 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ^ "Olympic medallist Munkhbayar Dorjsuren appointed Indian pistol team's foreign coach". BusinessLine. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Days after heartbreak, Sarabjot shows his steel to win bronze". ESPN. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Д.Мөнхбаяр иргэншлээ сэргээхийг хүслээ" [D.Munkhbayar wants to restore her Mongolian citizenship] (in Mongolian). June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at ISSF
- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at Olympics.com
- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at Olympedia
- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Munkhbayar Dorjsuren at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
