Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg Explained

Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg
Native Name:Мөнхжанцангийн Анхцэцэг
Nickname:Orchidea
Birth Date:25 December 1997
Birth Place:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height:163 cm
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:81 kg
Club:Aldar Sports Committee
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Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg (mn|Мөнхжанцангийн Анхцэцэг; born 25 December 1997) is a Mongolian weightlifter, competing in the 81 kg category and representing Mongolia at international competitions.

Career

She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 87kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] [3]

She competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She also competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[6] [7] In 2024, she competed in the women's 81kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] She lifted 225 kg in total and finished 10th among 13 participants.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rankwidth=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rank
Summer Olympics
align=left Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 106 106 108 131 135 135 237 8
align=left Tokyo, Japan 110110112 140142147 252 4
Paris, France 100106108 120125225 10
World Championships
Almaty, Kazakhstan 941001076124129129112319
Houston, United States110116116513313713992437
align=left Anaheim, United States 101106107
align=left Pattaya, Thailand 101 107 110 123 127 131 9 237 8
align=left Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 109 113 137 137 141 250
align=left Bogotá, Colombia 110 111 111 138 143 148
align=left Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg90 27
IWF World Cup
Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 105 16
Asian Games
Hangzhou, China 103 107 109 134 136 138
Asian Championships
2012Pyeongtaek, South Korea 69 kg 83 83 88 9 106 111 111 9 1999
2016Tashkent, Uzbekistan 75 kg 106 109 112 128 132 244
2019Ningbo, China 81 kg 90 93 94 110 113 113 206
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan 87 kg 108 111 111 136 136 140 247
2022Manama, Bahrain 87 kg 111 114 116 135 135 145 249
2023Jinju, South Korea 81 kg 106 108 108 135 243
2024Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 103 106 108 7 128

References

  1. Web site: 2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Munkhjantsan Ankhtsetseg. iwf.net. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421180945/http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341. 21 April 2016. live. dmy-all.
  2. News: Oliver . Brian . 16 December 2021 . Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold . 16 December 2021 . InsideTheGames.biz.
  3. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. Web site: Munkhjantsan Ankhtsetseg . 15 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817083519/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ankhtsetseg-munkhjantsan . 17 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Women's 87 kg Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130745/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW87KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. 2 August 2021. 15 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  6. News: Oliver . Brian . 14 October 2022 . Olympics next target after Hosseini becomes Iran's first female Asian weightlifting champion . InsideTheGames.biz . 16 October 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221016162253/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/10/Results_Book_2022_Asian_Manama.pdf . 16 October 2022 . 16 October 2022 . IWF.
  8. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.