The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Mongolia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Mongolian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 26 of which were born in Mongolia. This makes Mongolia the birth place of the 71st most number of Athletes behind Indonesia, and Chile.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Mongolian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Mongolian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Mongolian Athletes.

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1. Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 40.06, Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh is the most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh (Mongolian: Доржпаламын Нармандах; born 18 December 1975) is a Mongolian judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's extra lightweight (‍–‍60 kg) category, together with Richard Trautmann.

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2. Ochirbatyn Burmaa (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 37.31, Ochirbatyn Burmaa is the 2nd most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 13 different languages.

Ochirbatyn Burmaa (Mongolian: Очирбатын Бурмаа; born 28 May 1982) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 72 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she defeated Leah Callahan in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by Maider Unda in the quarterfinals. She also competed in this weight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 10th place. She represented Mongolia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's freestyle 76 kg event.

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3. Otryadyn Gündegmaa (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 37.04, Otryadyn Gündegmaa is the 3rd most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Otryadyn Gündegmaa (Mongolian: Отрядын Гүндэгмаа; born 23 May 1978) is a Mongolian sport shooter. She competed in 10 m and 25 m pistol events at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, and had her best results in the 25 pistol, winning a silver medal in 2008 and placing fifth-sixth in 1996–2004.

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4. Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 36.70, Pürevdorjiin Serdamba is the 4th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (Mongolian: Пүрэвдоржийн Сэрдамба; April 18, 1985) is a retired Mongolian amateur boxer. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the junior flyweight division. He became the first Mongolian to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2009.

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5. Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 36.16, Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg is the 5th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (Mongolian: Соронзонболдын Батцэцэг, born 3 May 1990) is Mongolia's first female gold medalist of the World Wrestling Championships. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she won bronze in women's 63 kg freestyle. It was Mongolia's first medal in freestyle wrestling since the 1980 Summer Olympics. Battsetseg was the youngest ever world wrestling champion of Mongolia when she won in 2010 at the age of 20 years. Now Sükheegiin Tserenchimed is the youngest champion of Mongolia. She is a recipient of the Hero of Labour of Mongolia and the Order of Sukhbaatar.

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6. Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 35.58, Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od is the 6th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Bat-Ochiryn "Ziggy" Ser-Od (Mongolian: Бат-Очирын Сэр-Од, born 7 October 1981 in Gobi-Altai province) is a Mongolian long-distance runner, particularly the marathon. He represented his country in the marathon at six Summer Olympics, in 2004, 2008, 2012 (where he also was flagbearer), 2016, 2021 and 2024. A member of the Morpeth Harriers running club, he divides his time between his native country and Gateshead in England. Ser-od began his international career in 2002 and has competed in the marathon at ten consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics since 2003. His best performance is 20th at the 2011 World Championships. He is Mongolia's first ever elite level marathon runner and his personal best of 2:08:50 is the Mongolian national record. He was the 2013 Asian Marathon Champion and also won the Brighton Marathon and Hofu Yomiuri Marathon in 2010. Other career highlights include top ten finishes at the Berlin Marathon and London Marathon.

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7. Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 35.58, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg is the 7th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (born 25 January 1992) is a Mongolian-born Kazakhstani judoka. She represented her country Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event.

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8. Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 31.81, Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga is the 8th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 10 different languages.

Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (Mongolian: Төмөр-Очирын Тулга; born 11 February 1998) is a Mongolian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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9. Bishindeegiin Urantungalag (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 29.31, Bishindeegiin Urantungalag is the 9th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 10 different languages.

Bishindeegiin Urantungalag (Mongolian: Бишиндээгийн Урантунгалаг; 24 February 1977 in Khentii Province) is a Mongolian archer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's individual event, but eliminated in the round of 16 by Lee Sung-Jin. She competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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10. Matías Sánchez (b. )

With an HPI of 28.54, Matías Sánchez is the 10th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

Matías Sánchez may refer to: Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1979), Argentine footballer Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1983), Argentine footballer Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1987), Argentine footballer Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1990), Chilean footballer Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1996), Argentine footballer Matías Sánchez (volleyball), Argentine volleyball player

People

Pantheon has 26 people classified as Mongolian athletes born between 1975 and 2003. Of these 26, 26 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mongolian athletes include Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh, Ochirbatyn Burmaa, and Otryadyn Gündegmaa. As of April 2024, 22 new Mongolian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Ochirbatyn Burmaa, Otryadyn Gündegmaa, and Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od.

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