Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar

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NativenameЭрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр
NationalityMongolian
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 33)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar
Bekhbayar at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native nameЭрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр
NationalityMongolian
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 33)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubSport club of Ireedui Institute
Coached byAvirmediin Enkhee
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th (2020)
World finalsBronze (2015) Bronze (2017)
Regional finalsGold (2015) Gold (2018)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2024 Croatia61kg
Golden Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2015 Krasnoyarsk57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku57 kg
Takhti Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Tabriz57 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Russe57 kg
Alany Tournament
Silver medal – second place2019 Vladikavkas57 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place2021 Sofia57 kg
U20 Word Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Pattaya55 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Pune50 kg

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 with a score 3-3.[2][3]

Bekhbayar took up wrestling in 2006. He was named the 2015 Mongolian Male Athlete of the Year.[4]

1. 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

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

The 2018 Asian Games - Men's freestyle 57 kg

  • Gold medal - Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia;
  • Silver medal - Kang Kum-song of North Korea;
  • Bronze medal - the reigning World champion Yuki Takahashi of Japan and Reza Atri of Iran.

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