Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (Mongolian: Мөнхтөрийн Лхагвагэрэл; born 4 January 1998) is a Mongolian wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. His father Munkhtur was a wrestler in Mongolia.[1][2] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Native name | Мөнхтөрийн Лхагвагэрэл | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1998 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 125 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 5th(2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2022)
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| Regional finals |  (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[5][6]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Mongolia for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] He competed in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the Olympics.[8]
References
edit- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 September 2022). "Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel". Olympics. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (14 April 2023). "Kazakhstan finish top of the standings as Asian Wrestling Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel at the International Wrestling Database
- Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel at Olympedia
