Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran

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.

Nativename

Ганзориг Мандахнаран

Nationality Mongolia

Born (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 39)

Tuv, Mongolia

Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

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Ganzorig Mandakhnaran

At the 2014 Paris Golden Grand Prix
Personal information
Native name	Ганзориг Мандахнаран
Nationality	Mongolia
Born	(1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 39) Tuv, Mongolia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Rank	Honored athlete of Mongolia
Event	Freestyle
Club	Aldar sports committee
Coached by	Tserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	5th (2016)
World finals	‹See Tfd› (2013) ‹See Tfd› (2014) 5th(2015)
Regional finals	‹See Tfd› (2009) ‹See Tfd› (2013) ‹See Tfd› (2018) ‹See Tfd› (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

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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]