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Mongolian NOC Honors Olympic Medalists
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Ulaanbaatar, October 22, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The leadership of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) hosted and honored Mongolian Olympic medalists and their family members at the “Olympic House” on October 21, 2025.
Mongolia’s national team first competed at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. Four years later, in 1968, twenty Mongolian athletes participated in the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. On October 20, 1968, Hero of Labor, People’s Teacher, and Honored Athlete of Mongolia Damdinsharav Chimedbazar claimed the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle wrestling 52 kg category, marking Mongolia’s first-ever Olympic medal. Following this historic achievement, Hero of Labor and Honored Athlete of Mongolia Munkhbat Jigjid earned a silver medal, while People’s Teacher and Honored Athlete of Mongolia Sereeter Danzanravjaa and Honored Athlete of Mongolia Artag Tumur won bronze medals. Among 112 participating nations, Mongolia ranked 27th at the Mexico City Olympics.
To commemorate this milestone, October 20 has been proclaimed as “Olympic Medalists’ Day,” celebrated annually to honor Mongolia’s Olympic heroes. This year’s ceremony was attended by the 1968 Olympic bronze medalists Ch. Damdinsharav and D. Sereeter; 1976 Montreal Olympic silver medalist Z. Oidov; 1980 Moscow Olympic bronze medalist R. Davaadalai; 1992 Barcelona Olympic bronze medalist N. Bayarsaikhan; 1996 Atlanta Olympic bronze medalist D. Narmandakh; 2008 Beijing Olympic silver medalists O. Gundegmaa and P. Serdamba; and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalists Ts. Tsogtbaatar and S. Battsetseg, among others.
To date, Mongolian athletes have won a total of 31 Olympic medals, including two gold, 12 silver, and 17 bronze, at the world’s greatest sporting event.
