Mongolia first participated at the
Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one
Summer Olympic Games
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since then, being part of the
boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics led by the Soviet Union.
Олимп: Монголын баг тамирчидын олимпод үзүүлж байсан амжилтуудаас
(Mongolian)
Mongolia has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1964, missing only the 1976 Winter Games.
Mongolian athletes have won a total of 30 medals, all in Summer Olympics competitions, in freestyle wrestling, boxing, shooting, and judo. Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics
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, Mongolia had won more silver and bronze medals without winning any gold medals than any other nation. Mongolia won their first ever gold medal
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in Judo, with Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar winning in the Men's half heavyweight. The first successful international-level athlete from Mongolia is the wrestler Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, his records: in 1967 he won a bronze medal at the world championships, next year he won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics (win - 4, draw - 2, loss - 0).
The Mongolian National Olympic Committee was created in 1956 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1962.
Medals
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by sport
List of medalists
See also
* List of Mongolians
* List of flag bearers for Mongolia at the Olympics
* Mongolia at the Asian Games
* Mongolia at the Paralympics
References
External links
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Medalspercapita.com
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