Saindjargalyn Nyam-Ochir
Saindschargalyn Njam-Otschir ( Mongolian Сайнжаргалын Ням-Очир ; born July 20, 1986 in Tes , Uws-Aimag ) is a Mongolian judoka . He won a bronze medal each at the Olympic Games and at world championships.
Athletic career
The 1.74 m tall Saindjargalyn Njam-Otschir started until 2016 in the lightweight, the weight class up to 73 kilograms. In 2018 he started in the middleweight division.
He won a bronze medal at the U20 Asian Championships in 2005. In 2009 he won bronze at the Asian Championships in the adult class. In the same year he also took third place at the Universiade in Belgrade . At the 2010 World Championships in Tokyo he reached the semifinals with five wins, after defeats against the Dutchman Dex Elmont and the Japanese Yasuhiro Awano , he finished fifth. In 2011 he won a World Cup tournament for the first time in Sao Paulo. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London he defeated the German Christopher Völk and the Ukrainian Volodymyr Soroka in his first two fights . In the quarterfinals he lost to the later Olympic champion Mansur Issajew . In the hope round he defeated Nick Delpopolo from the United States and the Dutchman Dex Elmont and won a bronze medal.
At the Asian Championships in Bangkok in 2013 he reached the final with victories over the Japanese Yasuhiro Awano and the Iranian Saeid Mollaei , where he lost to the North Korean Hong Kuk-hyon . Four months later, Njam-Otschir defeated the North Korean at the 2013 World Championships in the second round. With a victory over the Japanese Riki Nakaya , the Mongol reached the semi-finals, after defeats against the French Ugo Legrand and the Dutch Dex Elmont, he finished fifth. The following year he lost to the Japanese Shōhei Ōno at the World Championships in Chelyabinsk in the second round . At the 2015 World Championships in Astana, he lost in the quarterfinals to South Korean An Chang-rim . With victories over the Israeli Sagi Muki and the North Korean Hong Kuk-hyon, Njam-Otschir secured a bronze medal.
Web links
- Saindschargalyn Njam-Otschir in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Tournament results at judoinside.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nyam-Ochir, Saindjargalyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ням-Очир, Сайнжаргалын (Mongolian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mongolian judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tes , Uws-Aimag |