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, ...
first competed at the
Summer Paralympic Games
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...
in
2000
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, and has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. The country first participated at the
Winter Paralympic Games
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. ...
in
2006
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.
Mongolia's first Paralympic medal came in
2008
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, when
Dambadondogiin Baatarjav
Dambadondogiin Baatarjav (, born June 2, 1961) is a Mongolian professional archer. He competed for Mongolia in archery at the 2006 Asian Games. Baatarjav finished the 2006 Asian Games with a total of 1167 points compared to the 1332 points ...
took gold in the men's
archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
, in the recurve standing event.
Dambadondogiin Baatarjav
on the official website of the 2008 Paralympics
List of medalists
See also
* Mongolia at the Olympics
Mongolia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then, being part of the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics led by the Soviet Union.< ...
References
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