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Avirmediin Enkhee

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Avirmediin Enkhee (born 25 June 1961) is a Mongolian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

NationalityMongolian
Born (1961-06-25) 25 June 1961 (age 65)
CountryMongolia
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Avirmediin Enkhee
Personal information
NationalityMongolian
Born (1961-06-25) 25 June 1961 (age 65)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportFreestyle Wrestling
Weight class
62 kg
Medal record
Representing  Mongolia
Men's Freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 Budapest62 kg
Bronze medal – third place1986 Budapest62 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1986 Toledo62 kg
Junior Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 Hissar-Haryana65 kg
Aleksandr Medved Grand Prix[1]
Gold medal – first place1981 Minsk62 kg
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At the 1985 World Championships Avirmediin Enkhee won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 62 kg. In the final round, he was leading with a score of 4-2 for almost the entire match, but in the last seconds his opponent, the reigning World сhampion Viktor Alekseev of USSR, scored a 3-point takedown to grab a 5-4 victory.[3]

At the 1986 USA vs Mongolia Dual in Clemson, USA, Enkhee defeated Joe McFarland 9-4.[4]

At the 1986 Wrestling World Cup Avirmediin Enkhee won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 62 kg, he defeated 1980 World Super Champion Gene Mills of USA and reigning two-time World сhampion Viktor Alekseev of USSR.[5][6]

At the 1986 World Championships Avirmediin Enkhee won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 62 kg. He loses chance to win gold or silver medal when Joe McFarland of USA beats him 4-3 in the elimination rounds. Enkhee defeated the Asian сhampion Kazuhito Sakae of Japan 4-1 in the Bronze Medal match.[4][7]

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