Urantschimegiin Monk-Erdene

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Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene ( Mongolian Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ * 20th March 1982 in Arvaikheer , Övörkhangai Province ) is a Mongolian boxer in the Light Welterweight . Mönch-Erdene was bronze medalist in the Asian Championships in 2002 and the World Championships in 2009 and 2013 , silver medalist in the Asian Games in 2006 and in the Asian Championships in 2013, gold medalist in the Asian Championships in 2011, participant in the Olympic Games in 2008 and bronze medalist in the Olympic Games in 2012 .

Career

At the age of 17, Mönch-Erdene took part in the 1999 Asian Championships for the first time. He was eliminated in the bantamweight (-54 kg) but started in the quarterfinals against the later runner-up Talaibek Kadyraliev, Kyrgyzstan (13: 6). It was not until 2002 that he was seen again at the Asian Championships when he started, this time in the featherweight (-57 kg), after two victories in the semifinals against Suttisak Samaksaman, Thailand , lost and won the bronze medal. At the Asian Games in the same year Mönch-Erdene retired early in the first Kapf against Mehrullah Lassi, Pakistan (RSC 3rd).

In 2003 Mönch-Erdene took part in the world championships for the first time and failed in the lightweight (-60 kg) after victories over Gheorghe Lungu, Romania (20:17), and Khurshed Djuraev, Tajikistan (34:16), at what later became vice world champion Pichai Sayotha , Thailand (30:27), in the quarterfinals.

After that it was quiet about Mönch-Erdene for a long time and only in 2006 he started again at the student world championships, where he won the bronze medal. At the Asian Games in the same year he won after victories a. a. against the runner-up of the Asian Games 2002 Baik Jong Sub, South Korea (31:20), and against the 2004 Olympian Bekzod Hidirov , Uzbekistan and a final defeat against Hu Qing , China (38:22), the silver medal.

The following year, however, Mönch-Erdene retired from the Asian Championships in the first fight against Houman Karani, Iran (27:12), and also at the 2007 World Championships he failed in the light welterweight division (-64 kg) after defeating Éverton Lopes , Brazil (26:19), already in the second fight against Pichai Sayotha, Thailand (27:13). In order to achieve the missed qualification for the Olympic Games , Mönch-Erdene took part in the two Asian Olympic qualification tournaments in Bangkok and Astana in 2008 , but failed early in Bangkok at Baik Jong Sub, South Korea (25: 6) won the tournament in Astana and thus reached the Olympic qualification.

At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 Mönch-Erdene won against Hastings Bwalya , Zambia (12: 8), and Boris Georgiew , Bulgaria (10: 3), before failing in the quarter-finals to Alexis Vastine , France (12: 4).

In 2009 Mönch-Erdene won the World Championships after victories over Bela Gloner, Slovakia (29: 1), Traian Lupu, Romania (14: 9), Dario Vangeli, Italy (15: 4) and Olexandr Klyuchko, Ukraine (14:12) and a semi-final defeat against eventual world champion Rosniel Iglesias , Cuba (6: 4), the bronze medal.

In 2011 Mönch-Erdene achieved his greatest success so far besides the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships when he won the gold medal at the Asian Championships after beating Sang-Hyuk Park, South Korea (21: 8).

At the World Championships in the same year Mönch-Erdene reached the quarter-finals after victories over Babou Mahaman Smaila, Cameroon (20:10), Lyndell Marcellin, St. Lucia (20: 6) and Mehdi Tolouti, Iran (24: 9) he lost to Vincenzo Mangiacapre , Italy (16:11). With this 5th place, however, he qualified directly for the 2012 Olympic Games in London .

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Mönch-Erdene won after victories in the preliminary round over Zdenek Chladek , Czech Republic (20:12), in the round of 16 over Richarno Colin , Maritius (15:12), and in the semifinals just over local heroes Thomas Stalker ( 23:22), and a defeat in the semi-finals against Denys Berinchyk , Ukraine (29:21), the bronze medal.

In 2013 Mönch-Erdene took part in the Asian Championships in Amman and won the silver medal. At the world championships in the same year he reached after victories a. a. over the Asian champions from 2009 Sanzharbek Rakhmonov, Uzbekistan (2: 1), the semi-finals. In this he faced the Cuban Yasniel Toledo , to whom he was defeated 3-0 by the judges.

Web links

• Urantschimegiin Mönch-Erdene in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Mongolian name: In Mongolia, the patronymic usually comes before the proper name in the genitive. For once it is the mother's name. Thus Urantschimeg is the mother's name, Mönch-Erdene the proper name. The person is addressed with their proper name.