Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav
Mongolian long-distance runner (born 1990)
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Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav (Mongolian: Цэвээнравдангийн Бямбажав; born 7 July 1990) is a Mongolian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2017 Byambajav participated in the World Championships held in London, placing 46th in the marathon event, with a time of 2:21:48.[2]
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| Nationality | Mongolian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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In 2019, Byambajav contested 10 marathons. On 5 October he represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar where he finished 40th in 2:20:07. On 27 October he ran the marathon at the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, where he placed 4th in 2:12:56. Bahrain's Shumi Dechasa won. In 2020, Byambajav ran the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, where he placed 5th in a personal best time of 2:09:03. This performance qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games men's marathon. On 8 March he placed 17th in 2:12:32 at The 76th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon. [3]
