ATHLETES from Mongolia

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the 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.

1. Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh (1975 - )

With an HPI of 28.79, Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh is the most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 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.

2. Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (1985 - )

With an HPI of 24.93, Pürevdorjiin Serdamba is the 2nd most famous Mongolian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 17 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.

3. Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (1990 - )

With an HPI of 23.91, Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg is the 3rd most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 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.

4. Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg (1992 - )

With an HPI of 23.04, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg is the 4th most famous Mongolian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 22 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.