Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig
Mongolian boxer (born 1991)
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Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (Mongolian: Баатарсүхийн Чинзориг; born 21 September 1991) is a Mongolian amateur boxer. He competes in the light welterweight division in international tournaments. Chinzorig has won medals in the Asian Games and Asian Boxing Champions, winning won gold in the 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. Chinzorig competed in the light welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout.[1] Chinzorig also became World Military Champion in 2014.[3]
Mongolia21 September 1991
MongoliaBaatarsükh Chinzorig at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Баатарсүхийн Чинзориг 21 September 1991 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Light welterweight(64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | D. Batsuren[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th(2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals |  (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals |  (2021)
(2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He received the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the light welterweight event, defeating multiple Olympic medalist and World champion Lázaro Álvarez 4-1 in the quarterfinals.[4]
He won the gold medal in the light welterweight event at the 2022 Asian Games which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in China′s Hangzhou, with victories over reigning World champion Ruslan Abdullaev, Yertugan Zeinullinov, reigning Asian Champion Bunjong Sinsiri, Lai Chu-en, each of them unanimous decision.[5]
On 4 October 2023, Chinzorig tested positive for Metandienone metabolite, a non-specified Prohibited Substance, according to the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[6]
