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, 4 of which were born in Mongolia. This makes Mongolia the birth place of the 81st most number of Athletes behind Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Venezuela.

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 30.98, 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. Otryadyn Gündegmaa (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 27.55, Otryadyn Gündegmaa is the 2nd 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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3. Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 27.16, Pürevdorjiin Serdamba is the 3rd 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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4. Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 26.55, Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg is the 4th 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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5. Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 25.89, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg is the 5th 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 at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the −48 kg event.

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6. Bayasgalangiin Solongo (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 0.00, Bayasgalangiin Solongo is the 6th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Bayasgalangiin Solongo (Mongolian: Баясгалангийн Солонго; born 6 February 1990) is a Mongolian basketball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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7. Matías Sánchez (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Matías Sánchez is the 7th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 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

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8. Onolbaataryn Khulan (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 0.00, Onolbaataryn Khulan is the 8th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Onolbaataryn Khulan (Mongolian: Онолбаатарын Хулан; born 27 July 1999) is a Mongolian basketball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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9. Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga is the 9th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 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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10. Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 0.00, Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal is the 10th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal (Mongolian: Долгоржавын Отгонжаргал) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. In January 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. In February 2022, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 50 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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, Otryadyn Gündegmaa, and Pürevdorjiin Serdamba. As of April 2024, 22 new Mongolian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Otryadyn Gündegmaa, Bayasgalangiin Solongo, and Matías Sánchez.

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