Native Name: | Сайнжаргалын Ням-Очир |
Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir | |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1986 |
Birth Place: | Uvs Province, Mongolia |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Weight Class: | –73 kg |
Rank Alt: | Honored Athlete of Mongolia in judo |
Worlds Rank: | 3 |
Worlds Year: | 2015 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Regionals Rank: | 2 |
Regionals Year: | 2013 |
Olympics Rank: | 3 |
Olympics Year: | 2012 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
Updated: | 25 May 2023 |
Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir (Mongolian: Сайнжаргалын Ням-Очир) is a retired Mongolian judoka.[1] In 2012, he won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 73 kg category.[2] He beat Christopher Völk in his first match, then Volodymyr Soroka before being beaten by Mansur Isaev in the quarterfinals. Because Isaev reached the final, Nyam-Ochir was entered into the repechage, where he beat Nicholas Delpopolo on the way to beating Dex Elmont in their bronze medal match.
Nyam-Ochir is currently a coach at Eastside Dojo in Plano, TX.[3]