Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Bekhbayar. Erdenebatyn is a patronymic, not a family name.
Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar
Bekhbayar at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native nameЭрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр
NationalityMongolian
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubSport club of Ireedui Institute
Coached byAvirmediin Enkhee
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th (2020)
World finalsBronze (2015) Bronze (2017)
Regional finalsGold (2015) Gold (2018)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 57 kg
Takhti Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tabriz 57 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2017 Russe 57 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg
Alany Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2019 Vladikavkas 57 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sofia 57 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Pattaya 55 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pune 50 kg

Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar (Mongolian: Эрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр; born 13 August 1992) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 57 kg division. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games[1] and bronze medals at the 2015 and 2017 world championships. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Adama Diatta.[2][3]

Bekhbayar took up wrestling in 2006. He was named the 2015 Mongolian Male Athlete of the Year.[4]

World Championships Results

1. The 2015 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg

  • Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Aleksei Baskakov (EST), W 10–0;
  • Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Ghenadie Tulbea (MON), W 12–1;
  • Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Yuki Takahashi (JPN), W 2–1;
  • Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Vladimer Khinchegashvili (GEO), L 2–10;
  • Erdenebat Bekhbayar (MGL) vs Artas Sanaa (KAZ), W 5–1.[5]

Medalists:

  • Gold medal - Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia;
  • Silver medal - Hassan Rahimi of Iran;
  • Bronze medal - Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia and Viktor Lebedev of Russia.

2. The 2017 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg

Medalists:

  • Gold medal - Yuki Takahashi of Japan;
  • Silver medal - Thomas Gilman of United States;
  • Bronze medal - Andriy Yatsenko of Ukraine and Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia.

Results of Asian Games

The 2018 Asian Games - Men's freestyle 57 kg

  • Gold medal - Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia;
  • Silver medal - Kang Kum-song of North Korea;
  • Bronze medal - Yuki Takahashi of Japan and Reza Atri of Iran.

Other facts

Bekhbayar also beat another strong opponents: the 2018 Pan American Champion and the 2017 U23 World Champion Reineri Andreu Ortega[11] (the 2018 World Cup), the 2019 European Games champion Mahir Amiraslanov[12] (the 2019 World Wrestling Championships), the 2019 Russian Championships winner Ramiz Gamzatov[13] (the 2019 Alany Tournament).

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). ocagames.com. 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020. ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar
  2. ^ "ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar - Olympic Wrestling | Mongolia". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Freestyle 57 kg – Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar
  4. ^ "ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". AsianGames2018.id. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ 2015 World Wrestling Championships. E. Bekhbayar vs S. Artas. United World Wrestling. Retrieved Sep 10, 2023.
  6. ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. Qual. FS - 57 kg: B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. U. ZHOLDOSHBEKO (KGZ) by VSU, 12-0. United World Wrestling.
  7. ^ Video. 2017 World Wrestling Championships. 1/8 FS - 57 kg B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. S. ATLI (TUR) by VPO, 7-0. United World Wrestling. Internet Archive. Retrieved Mar 1, 2024.
  8. ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. 1/4 FS - 57 kg Y. TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) by VPO1, 4-4. United World Wrestling.
  9. ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. S. TOMAR (IND) by VSU, 10-0. United World Wrestling.
  10. ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships. BRONZE FS - 57 kg: B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. V. DUBOV (BUL) by VPO1, 9-2. United World Wrestling.
  11. ^ Video. 2018 World Cup. Erdenebatyn_Bekhbayar (Mgl) vs Reineri Andreu Ortega (Cuba)
  12. ^ 2019 World Wrestling Championships. FS - 57 kg M. AMIRASLANOV (AZE) v. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL). United World Wrestling.
  13. ^ Video. 2019 Alany Tournament. Erdenebatyn_Bekhbayar (Mgl) vs Ramiz Gamzatov (Dagestan)

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