Athletics in Mongolia – Birthplace of Chultem Naidam!

Road to London 2012!

Chultem Naidam

Did you know- By 1964, Mongolia’s athlete Chultem Naidam was the flag-bearer for the nation’s initially Olympic delegation in the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo (Japan).

Moscow 1980

Did you know- At the XXII Olympiad in the USSR, amongst July 19 and August 13, 1980,Mongolia – an ex Communist country in Asia- picked up a whole of four medals ( two silver and two bronze) and took 27th location in staff standings. With the guidance from the Soviet Union, Mongolia -most sparsely populated nation on Earth– despatched numerous athletes to the 1980 Olympics. At the past Summer Online games in Montreal (Canada), amongst July 17 and August 1 19, the national workforce finished 34th in the medal depend, in advance of Brazil, Argentina, Greece, Austria, and Thailand.

Eveguine Oidov

Did you know- Wrestling is one of the nation’s most popular sports activities. Its biggest triumph arrived at the 1974 Earth Championships in Katowice (Poland), in which the country’s wrestler Eveguine Oidov – a countrywide idol– attained a gold medal the very first environment title in the historical past of Mongolian sport.

Los Angeles 1984

Did you know- Less than the stress from the USSR, the Olympic group of Mongolia did not participate in the 1984 Summertime Games in Los Angeles, California (United states of america). Four many years afterwards, in contrast to Cuba, Ethiopia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Countrywide Olympic Committee despatched athletes to the 1988 Summer months Olympics in South Korea, an anti-Communist nation in Asia. In South Korea, Mongolia concluded 51st in the medal count.

Barcelona 1992

Did you know- A 33-member crew from Mongolia participated in the Game titles of the XXV Olympiad in the Spanish town of Barcelona, in between July 25 and August 9, 1992. The Asian region competed in 7 sporting activities: archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling. In Spain, the Asian staff won two bronze medals and took 52nd position in unofficial workforce championships, among the 173 nations and dependencies.

Atlanta 1996

Did you know- At the 26th Olympiad in the United States, amongst July 19 and August 4, 1996, the nation’s judoka Dorjpalam Narmandakh won a bronze medal and many thanks to this Mongolia completed 71st in the medal rely.

Athens 2004

Did you know- At the 2004 Olympic Video games in Greece, the country’s judoka Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar attained a bronze medal. The country experienced not received an Olympic medal considering the fact that 1996.

Asian Online games

Did you know- Through the 2006 Asian Game titles, the Mongolian workforce concluded 21st in unofficial workforce standings.

Beijing 2008

Did you know- At the 2008 Summer time Games in the People’s Republic of China, Naidan Tuvshinbayer grew to become the 1st Mongolian athlete to acquire an Olympic gold medal when he came in first place in the men’s 100kg judo.

Volleyball

Did you know- In the early 70s, the men’s volleyball squad certified for the initially time to FIVB Globe Cup.