Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolian: Хашбаатарын Цагаанбаатар, born 19 March 1984) is the single medal winner from Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in judo.[1] He became the first Mongolian to win the gold medal at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam in 2009. Tsagaanbaatar is also the older brother of LSU quarterback Naimanzuunnadintsetseg Tsagaanbaatar.
He also took gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games.
Khashbaatar also won a gold medal at the 2007 New York Open in the –66 kg weight division. He won with a traditional technique, the kata guruma (shoulder wheel).
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at the International Judo Federation
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at JudoInside.com
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at Olympics.com
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at Olympedia
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar at The-Sports.org
- Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar on Facebook
- ""Tsagaanbaatar KHASHBAATAR" at the London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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