Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar

Tuvshinbayar Naidan (Mongolian: Найдангийн Түвшинбаяр born 1 June 1984) is a Mongolian former professional judoka.[2] He is the 2008 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, 2014 Asian games champion, 2017 World Championships bronze medalist, 2016 Asian Championships gold medalist, 2007 silver medalist and two-time (2008, 2011) bronze medalist in ‍–‍100 kg division. Naidan is serving a sixteen-year jail term for a 2021 fatal assault on a fellow judoka and childhood friend Erdenebileg Enkhbat.

Tuvshinbayar Naidan
Personal information
Native nameНайдангийн Түвшинбаяр
Nationality Mongolia
Born (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 39)[1]
Saikhan sum, Bulgan Province, Mongolia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg, +100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2008)
World Champ.Bronze(2017)
Asian Champ.Gold(2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Mongolia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest +100 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍100 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hohhot +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hohhot +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1544
JudoInside.com43486
Updated on 25 May 2023.

Olympic career

At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (‍–‍100 kg) division and the open weight division.[3]

Naidangiin won the men's 100 kg division's gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics,[4] by defeating Kazakhstani judoka Askhat Zhitkeyev[5] (according to the old rules of judo, where it is allowed to a double & single leg takedowns,[6] the legs grab by hand,[7] similar to a freestyle wrestling).[8] On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of Mongolia as well as a hero of labour.[9]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Naidangiin won a silver medal, becoming the first Olympic multimedalist from Mongolia. He won his silver medal despite suffering a serious injury in the semifinal bout.[10]Also at the 2017 World Championships,he won a bronze medal became the Olympics, World Championships multimedalist.

Mongolian wrestling career record

Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar[11]
YearLevelParticipantsRankWinsEarned titleNotes
2020State512State Elephant2
2019State512State Elephant3
2018State512State Elephant4
2017State512State Hawk7State Elephant
2016State1024State HawkDidn't participate.
2015State512State Hawk3
2014State512State Hawk4
2013State512Lion of Aimag6State Hawk


State Naadam Winner Won at least 5 rounds in State Naadam Aimag/Sum Naadam Promotion

Assault and jailing

In April 2021, Tüvshinbayar was jailed for 20 days following a drunken assault on Erdenebileg Enkhbat, who was a childhood friend.[12] Enkhbat died on 24 December 2021 from a brain injury related to the assault. Following Enkhbat's death, new charges were filed against Tüvshinbayar. On 9 June 2022, the Khan-Uul District Court sentenced Tuvshinbayar to 16 years in prison for the deadly assault.[13]

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