Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar (Mongolian: Эрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр; born 13 August 1992) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 57 kg division. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games[1] and bronze medals at the 2015 and 2017 world championships. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Adama Diatta.[2][3]
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Native name | Эрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mongolian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 13 August 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sport club of Ireedui Institute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Avirmediin Enkhee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 9th (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | (2015) (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | (2015) (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bekhbayar took up wrestling in 2006. He was named the 2015 Mongolian Male Athlete of the Year.[4]
World Championships Results
edit1. The 2015 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Aleksei Baskakov (EST), W 10–0;
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Ghenadie Tulbea (MON), W 12–1;
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Yuki Takahashi (JPN), W 2–1;
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Vladimer Khinchegashvili (GEO), L 2–10;
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Artas Sanaa (KAZ), W 5–1.[5]
Medalists:
- Gold medal - Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia;
- Silver medal - Hassan Rahimi of Iran;
- Bronze medal - Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia and Viktor Lebedev of Russia.
2. The 2017 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (KGZ), W 12–0;[6]
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Süleyman Atlı (TUR), W 7–0;[7]
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Yuki Takahashi (JPN), L 4-4;[8]
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Sandeep Tomar (IND), W 10–0;[9]
- Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Vladimir Dubov (BUL), W 9–2.;[10]
Medalists:
- Gold medal - Yuki Takahashi of Japan;
- Silver medal - Thomas Gilman of United States;
- Bronze medal - Andriy Yatsenko of Ukraine and Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia.
Results of Asian Games
editThe 2018 Asian Games - Men's freestyle 57 kg
- Gold medal - Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia;
- Silver medal - Kang Kum-song of North Korea;
- Bronze medal - Yuki Takahashi of Japan and Reza Atri of Iran.
Other facts
editBekhbayar also beat another strong opponents: the 2018 Pan American Champion and the 2017 U23 World Champion Reineri Andreu Ortega[11] (the 2018 World Cup), the 2019 European Games champion Mahir Amiraslanov[12] (the 2019 World Wrestling Championships), the 2019 Russian Championships winner Ramiz Gamzatov[13] (the 2019 Alany Tournament).
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). ocagames.com. 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar
- ^ "ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar - Olympic Wrestling | Mongolia". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 57 kg – Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar
- ^ "ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". AsianGames2018.id. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
- ^ 2015 World Wrestling Championships. E. Bekhbayar vs S. Artas. United World Wrestling. Retrieved Sep 10, 2023.
- ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. Qual. FS - 57 kg: B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. U. ZHOLDOSHBEKO (KGZ) by VSU, 12-0. United World Wrestling.
- ^ Video. 2017 World Wrestling Championships. 1/8 FS - 57 kg B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. S. ATLI (TUR) by VPO, 7-0. United World Wrestling. Internet Archive. Retrieved Mar 1, 2024.
- ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. 1/4 FS - 57 kg Y. TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) by VPO1, 4-4. United World Wrestling.
- ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. S. TOMAR (IND) by VSU, 10-0. United World Wrestling.
- ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. BRONZE FS - 57 kg: B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. V. DUBOV (BUL) by VPO1, 9-2. United World Wrestling.
- ^ Video. 2018 World Cup. Erdenebatyn_Bekhbayar (Mgl) vs Reineri Andreu Ortega (Cuba)
- ^ 2019 World Wrestling Championships. FS - 57 kg M. AMIRASLANOV (AZE) v. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL). United World Wrestling.
- ^ Video. 2019 Alany Tournament. Erdenebatyn_Bekhbayar (Mgl) vs Ramiz Gamzatov (Dagestan)
External links
editMedia related to Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar at Wikimedia Commons
- Bekhbayar Erdenebat at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Bekhbayar Erdenebat at United World Wrestling
- Bekhbayar Erdenebat at Olympics.com
- Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar at Olympedia