Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar
Mongolian freestyle wrestler
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Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (Mongolian: Оюунбилэгийн Пүрэвбаатар; born 23 November 1973) is a Mongolian former wrestler who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Native name | Оюунбилэгийн Пүрэвбаатар | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 1973 (age 52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Honored Athlete of Mongolia in freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Orsoo Munkhbat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th(2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals |  (2001)
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Regional finals |  (1997)
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Medal record
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Freestyle career
At the 1997 Asian Championships which was held 12–18 April in Tehran, Iran, Pürevbaatar won the tournament in the men's freestyle 58 kg, including the match against World champion Mohammad Talaei who beat 1996 Olympic medalist and reigning Asian champion Ri Yong-sam.[2][3]
At the 2000 Olympic Qualification Tournament which was held 29 January in Minsk, Belarus, Pürevbaatar won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 58 kg, by defeating Arif Abdullayev in the final.[4]
At the 2000 Olympics Pürevbaatar originally earned 5-tn place in the men's freestyle 58 kg. He defeated Cory O'Brien 9-0, Aleksandr Guzov 6-1, lost to Alireza Dabir 2-5, and won David Pogosian by 6-0.[1] Pürevbaatar was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide.[5]
At the 2001 World Championships which was held 22–25 November in Sofia, Bulgaria, Pürevbaatar won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 58 kg. He defeated the strong wrestlers such as World University Championships winner and European Championships medalist Aliaksandr Karnitski 4-0, two-time European champion and World championships medalist David Pogosian 5-1, reigning two-time Pan American champion and future Olympic champion Yandro Quintana 6-2 of the elimination rounds. In the final round, it comes to him against 1996 Olympic medalist Guivi Sissaouri from Canada. Wrestlers could not determine the winner in regular time of the match with a score 2-2, Sissaouri was briefly pinned with his back to the mat, also he fell because of a successful single leg takedown by Pürevbaatar. During the overtime, the Canadian scored a 3-point takedown to grab a 5-2 victory.[6][7]
At the 2002 World Cup which was held 06–7 April in Spokane, USA, Pürevbaatar held the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg after winning against Olympic medalist and reigning World champion Guivi Sissaouri by 4-0, though Sissaouri took this tournament thanks to good quality victories in the rest of the matches[8][9]
At the 2002 World Championships which was held 6–7 September in Tehran, Iran, Pürevbaatar originally won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg. At the semifinals, he lost to Harun Doğan 5-6. Nevertheless, Pürevbaatar has a chance of winning a medal though it's not gold or silver. Mongolian wrestler won the Bronze Medal match against former World сhampion Mohammad Talaei 2-2.[10][11] However, the 2002 World Championships gold medallist Harun Doğan was disqualified after he tested positive for the banned substance efedrin, therefore, Pürevbaatar upgraded to silver medallist of the 2002 World Championships.
At the 2002 Asian Games which was held 7–8 October in Busan, South Korea, Pürevbaatar won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg, by defeating Song Jae-myung 6-1 in the final.[12]
At the 2004 Olympics Pürevbaatar earned 13-th place in the men's freestyle 60 kg. He lost to David Pogosian 2-4, and beat 2003 World Cup winner, reigning four-time U.S. Open сhampion Eric Guerrero 3-1.[1]
At the 2005 World Championships which was held 26 September – 2 October in Budapest, Hungary, Pürevbaatar earned 5-th place in the men's freestyle 60 kg. He won 3 rounds, including the match against European and Russian National champion Murad Ramazanov with a score of 6-3, and lost 2 rounds.[13] Shortly after this tournament, Pürevbaatar retired from competitive wrestling to turn his focus on coaching.
