Tsendiin Damdin
Mongolian judoka (1957–2018)
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Tsendiin Damdin (Mongolian: Цэндийн Дамдин; 31 March 1957 – 22 February 2018) was a Mongolian wrestler who represented his country in sambo and judo. At the 1980 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg) category.
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| Born | 31 March 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 2018 (aged 60)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 54220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 19 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the 1980 Olympics in the final against the reigning world champion Nikolay Solodukhin of Soviet Union, Tsendiin Damdin scored one yuko, Solodukhin also by that time scored one yuko, then at the 7th minute with the score tied Damdin received a shido (penalty), which automatically brought to Soviet wrestler a score koka and the victory according to the old rules of judo.[2][3]
In 1979 he took a winner title at World Sambo Championships in lightweight category. At the 1978 International Judo Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, he won the reigning Olympic champion Héctor Rodríguez of Cuba by yuko.[4]
