Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran ( Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

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who competes in the 66 kg category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Tuv province of Mongolia. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant. He reached 5th place in the

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after he was denied victory for running away from his opponent in the last seconds of their bronze medal contest. Mandakhnaran almost won bronze in the 65 kg event but in the final seconds when he was leading 7–6, he started prematurely celebrating in front of his opponent – Ikhtiyor Navruzov. A penalty point was awarded to Navruzov by the judges due to Mandakhnaran refusing to engage with his opponent during the round. Mandakhnaran's coach and trainer were so incensed by the decision that they took off their clothes in front of the judges, leading to another point being awarded to Navruzov for a final score of 7–8 with Navruzov becoming the victor. Both of his coaches would later be banned by the

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until August 2019.Mongolian coaches get three-year ban for stripping in protest at Rio Olympics LA Times
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Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games 1986 births Living people People from Töv Province World Wrestling Championships medalists Mongolian male sport wrestlers Asian Games gold medalists for Mongolia Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Mongolia-wrestling-bio-stub Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Universiade medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade bronze medalists for Mongolia Olympic wrestlers of Mongolia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Mongolian people 21st-century Mongolian people