Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran

Ganzorig Mandakhnaran
At the 2014 Paris Golden Grand Prix
Personal information
Native nameГанзориг Мандахнаран
Nationality Mongolia
Born (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986
Tuv, Mongolia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
RankHonored athlete of Mongolia
EventFreestyle
ClubAldar sports committee
Coached byTserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals5th (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

Ganzorig 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 not engaging with 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

  1. ^ Trevelyan, Mark. "Wrestling: Furious Mongolians strip off over bronze medal defeat". reuters.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ Burke, Timothy. "Wrestling Bronze Medal Match Ends In Controversy; Mongolian Coaches Strip In Protest". DeadSpin.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Mongolia's wrestling coaches strip off their clothes in epic meltdown following bronze medal match". NationalPost.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ Foltin, Lindsey (22 August 2016). "Mongolian coaches strip in front of judges to protest bronze-medal controversy". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016: Mongolian wrestling coaches banned after protest". BBC Sport. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  6. ^ "Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics". Los Angeles Times. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2025-01-26.