Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MGL
NOC	Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.mn (in Mongolian)
in Athens
Competitors	20 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü[1]
Medals Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mongolia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee sent a total of 20 athletes, 13 men and 7 women, to compete in 7 different sports, tying its delegation count with Sydney four years earlier. In the wake of Munkhbayar Dorjsuren's transfer to the German team, three Mongolian athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including shooter Otryadyn Gündegmaa in the women's pistol events. Judoka and world champion Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü was appointed by the committee to become Mongolia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, dressed in a traditional costume.^[1]

After failing to achieve a single Olympic medal from Sydney, Mongolia left Athens with only a bronze from twenty-year-old judoka Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar on the first day of the Games.^[2]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	Judo	Men's 60 kg	August 14

Mongolian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[3][4]

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Women

Mongolia sent one lightweight boxer to the 2004 Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene	Lightweight	Medor (MRI) W 29–23	Baik J-S (KOR) L 22–33	Did not advance

Eight Mongolian judoka (six men and two women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, its largest contingent in any sport, and it was rewarded with its only medal of the Games. Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar won his first three matches in less than five minutes, progressing to the semifinals, where he lasted less than thirty seconds against his Japanese opponent. In the bronze medal match, there were no scores in the five-minute period, so another period was played, and Tsagaanbaatar scored with less than a minute-and-a-half remaining to win the bronze.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar	−60 kg	Shah (IND) W 1000–0000	Williams- Murray (USA) W 1000–0000	Choi M-H (KOR) W 1000–0000	Nomura (JPN) L 0000–1000	Bye			Uematsu (ESP) W 0010–0000
Gantömöriin Dashdavaa	−66 kg	Vazagashvili (GRE) W 0100–0010	Uchishiba (JPN) L 0000–1001	Did not advance		Lencina (ARG) L 0001–1011	Did not advance
Damdiny Süldbayar	−73 kg	Zeļonijs (LAT) W 1110–0011	Etoga (CMR) W 0010–0001	Makarov (RUS) L 0000–0120	Did not advance	Bye	Kevkhishvili (GEO) L 0010–0011	Did not advance
Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü	−81 kg	Arteaga (CUB) L 0001–0130	Did not advance
Tsend-Ayuushiin Ochirbat	−90 kg	Bayu (INA) W 0101–0001	Honorato (BRA) L 0100–0101	Did not advance
Batjargalyn Odkhüü	−100 kg	Jikurauli (GEO) L 0000–1000	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	−57 kg	Bye	Kusakabe (JPN) L 0002–0020	Did not advance
Erdene-Ochiryn Dolgormaa	+78 kg	Lee H-H (TPE) W 0021–0001	Prokofyeva (UKR) L 0001–0200	Did not advance

One Mongolian shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Women

Men

Mongolia has qualified a single weightlifter.

Key

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar	−55 kg	Nourzad (IRI) W 3–0 PO	Kim H-S (KOR) L 1–3 PP	—	2	Did not advance			12
Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar	−60 kg	Guerrero (USA) W 3–1 PP	Pogosian (GEO) L 1–3 PP	—	2	Did not advance			13
Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa	−96 kg	Çakıroğlu (TUR) W 5–0 VT	Shemarov (BLR) L 0–3 PO	—	3	Did not advance			21
Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar	−120 kg	Hrynkevich (BLR) W 3–0 PO	Rezaei (IRI) L 0–3 PO	Boyadzhiev (BUL) L 0–5 VT	3	Did not advance			12

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Classification	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal	−48 kg	Berthenet (FRA) L 1–3 PP	Ross (GBS) W 4–0 ST	2	Wagner (GER) L 0–5 VT	Did not advance		8
Ochirbatyn Burmaa	−72 kg	Vryoni (GRE) L 1–3 PP	Saenko (UKR) L 0–3 PO	3	Did not advance			10

• Mongolia at the 2002 Asian Games
• Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Mongolian National Olympic Committee (in Mongolian)