Mongolia at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MGL
Nocname:Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:43
Sports:10
Flagbearer Open:Onolbaatar Khulan
Duurenbayar Ulziibayar
Flagbearer Close:Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur
Rank:71
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto

Mongolia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's debut in 1964, Mongolian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its support of the Soviet boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Archery1 1 2
Athletics2 1 3
Basketball0 4 4
Boxing2 1 3
Judo7 5 12
Shooting1 3 4
Swimming1 1 2
Table tennis1 1 2
Weightlifting0 2 2
Wrestling3 6 9
Total 18 25 43

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. One Mongolian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the three available spots at the 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[2] Another Mongolian archer scored a fourth-round triumph to book the last of six available spots in the women's individual recurve at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[3]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Baatarkhuyagiin OtgonboldMen's individual64654
L 4–6
Did not advance
Bishindeegiin UrantungalagWomen's individual61458
L 2–6
Did not advance
Baatarkhuyagiin Otgonbold
Bishindeegiin Urantungalag
Mixed team126027Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4] [5]

Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Tseveenravdangiin Byambajavalign=left rowspan="2"Men's marathon2:21:3255
Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od
Bayartsogtyn MönkhzayaaWomen's marathon2:37:08 SB45

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Summary

3×3 basketball

Women's tournament

See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament. Mongolia women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings.[6]

Team roster
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Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig scored an outright quarterfinal victory to reserve a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[7] Baartarsükhiin's teammate Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar (men's lightweight) and Mönkhbatyn Myagmarjargal (women's middleweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Erdenebatyn TsendbaatarMen's featherweight
W 3–2

W 5–0

L 2–3
Did not advance
Baatarsükhiin ChinzorigMen's lightweight
L 1–4
Did not advance
Mönkhbatyn MyagmarjargalWomen's middleweight
L 0–5
Did not advance

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia entered 12 judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dashdavaagiin Amartüvshin−60 kg
L 00–01
Did not advance
Yondonperenlein Baskhüü−66 kg
W 10–00

L 00–01
Did not advance
L 00–10
Did not advance7
Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar−73 kg
W 10–00

W 11–00

W 01–00

L 00–01

W 10–00
Saeid Mollaei−81 kg
W 10–00

W 01–00

W 10–01

W 10–00

L 00–01
Gantulgyn Altanbagana−90 kg
L 00–01
Did not advancce
Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar−100 kg
W 01–00

L 00–01
Did not advance
Duurenbayar Ulziibayar+100 kg
L 00–10
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Urantsetseg Munkhbat−48 kg
W 10–00

W 11–00

L 00–01

W 10–00
Lkhagvasürengiin Sosorbaram−52 kg
W 10–00

L 00–01
Did not advance
Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa−57 kg
L 00–01
Did not advance
Boldyn Gankhaich−63 kg
W 10–00

L 000–10
Did not advance
Otgony Mönkhtsetseg−78 kg
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mixed

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[8]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Enkhtaivany DavaakhüüMen's 10 m air pistol57712Did not advance
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol56523Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Otryadyn GündegmaaWomen's 10 m air pistol56830Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol57826Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Oyuunbatyn YesügenWomen's 10 m air rifle624.025Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions1158-45x27Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Tsolmonbaatariin AnudariiWomen's 10 m air pistol5769Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol57234Did not advance
Tsolmonbaataryn Anudari
Enkhtaivany Davaakhüü
Mixed 10 m air pistol team57113Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Myagmaryn DelgerkhüüMen's 50 m freestyle24.6348Did not advance
Batbayaryn EnkhkhüslenWomen's 50 m freestyle27.2951Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia entered two athletes into the table tennis competition for the first time at the Games. Enkhbatyn Lkhagvasüren and Batmönkhiin Bolor-Erdene scored their zonal-match triumphs for East Asia to book a spot each in the men's and women's singles at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[10]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Enkhbatyn LkhagvasürenMen's singles
L 1–4
Did not advance
Batmönkhiin Bolor-ErdeneWomen's singles
W 4–1

L 0–4
Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia entered one female weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Erdenebatyn Bilegsaikhan topped the list of weightlifters from Asia in the women's +87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Mönkhjantsangiin AnkhtsetsegWomen's −87 kg110514232524
Erdenebatyn BilegsaikhanWomen's +87 kg85131221220712

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mongolia qualified nine wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 65 kg and women's freestyle 68 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Mongolian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[11] Two Mongolian wrestlers claimed one of the remaining slots each in the men's freestyle 57 kg and women's freestyle 62 kg, respectively, to complete the nation's roster at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[12] [13]

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Erdenebatyn BekhbayarMen's −57 kg
W 3–1 PP

L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Tömör-Ochiryn TulgaMen's −65 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Mönkhtöriin LkhagvagerelMen's −125 kg
W 3–1 PP

W 3–1 PP

L 0–3 PO

L 0–3 PO
5
Tsogt-Ochiryn NamuuntsetsegWomen's −50 kg
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance
W 5–0 VB

L 0–4 ST
5
Bat-Ochiryn BolortuyaaWomen's −53 kg
W 5–0 VT

W 4–1 SP

L 1–3 PP

W 4–1 SP
Boldsaikhany KhongorzulWomen's −57 kg
W 3–1 PP

L 0–3 PO
Did not advance
W 4–0 ST

L 0–4 ST
5
Khürelkhüügiin BolortuyaaWomen's −62 kg
W 3–1 PP

L 0–4 ST
Did not advance10
Soronzonboldyn BattsetsegWomen's −68 kg
W 3–1 PP

W 3–1 PP

L 1–3 PP

L 0–5 VT
5
Ochirbatyn BurmaaWomen's −76 kg
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance15

References


Notes and References

  1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  2. News: Karma qualifies Bhutan an Olympic quota place for the first time in history. World Archery. 28 November 2019. 28 November 2019.
  3. News: Jeff. Kirshmann. Amaistroaie headlines five last winners of women’s Olympic quotas. World Archery. 21 June 2021. 26 June 2021.
  4. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 8 April 2019.
  5. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards. IAAF. 8 April 2019. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf. dead.
  6. News: Historic day for FIBA as first 8 qualified teams announced for 3x3 basketball's debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. FIBA. 1 November 2019. 1 November 2019.
  7. News: Boxing Olympic Qualification – Amman: Day 7 As It Happened. Olympic Channel. 9 March 2020. 9 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.
  10. News: Marshall. Ian. Commonwealth Games gold medallist falls short. 19 March 2021. International Table Tennis Federation. 18 March 2021.
  11. News: Ken. Marantz. Susaki Secures Olympic Spot as Japan, China Fill Missing Women's Berths. 10 April 2021. 10 April 2021. United World Wrestling.
  12. News: Ken. Marantz. Russia Completes Olympic Freestyle Lineup as Kozyrev Qualifies at 125kg; US falls short. 6 May 2021. 6 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
  13. News: Ken. Marantz. Russia Puts All 3 Women Into Semis; Renteria's Quest for More Olympic Glory Ends. 7 May 2021. 7 May 2021. United World Wrestling.