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, ...

competed at the

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. 39 competitors, 37 men and 2 women, took part in 39 events in 7 sports.

Medalists

Silver

Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh ( mn, Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх; born 22 February 1944) is a retired Mongolian wrestler. At the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle heavyweight category. His name Bayanmonkh me ...

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, freestyle heavyweight (90–100 kg)

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mongolia entered one man and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Natjav Dariimaa, at 14th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition * Natjav Dariimaa — 2341 points (→ 14th place) * Doljin Demberel — 2152 points (→ 36th place) Women's Individual Competition * Galsan Biambaa — 2253 points (→ 43rd place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Enkhbaatar Bjambajav :* First Heat — 10.93s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Vandui Batbayar :* First Round — Lost to Héctor Velasquez (CHL), 0:5 Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) * Namchal Tsendaiush :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to Jae Keun-Lim (KOR), 2:3

Judo

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Mongolia in 1972. ;

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Tüdeviin Myagmarjav Tüdeviin Myagmarjav (born 5 February 1945) is a Mongolian former sports shooter. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...

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* Tserenjavyn Ölziibayar *

; 300 m rifle, three positions * Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo * Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh ; 50 m rifle, prone * Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo * Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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