Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh

Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (born 12 April 1972) is a Mongolian wrestler who holds the national wrestling rank of State Garuda in traditional Mongolian wrestling. He also represented Mongolia in freestyle wrestling, competing the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Championships Results

At the 1995 World Championships Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh lost to 1992 Olympic bronze medalist аnd World сhampion Rasoul Khadem of Iran of the elimination rounds. Nevertheless, Gantogtokh has a chance of winning a medal though it's not gold or silver. Gantogtokh controversially lost the Bronze Medal match against World сhampion Melvin Douglas of USA 1-1 (independent experts gave the score of 3-1 in favor of the Mongolian wrestler). He got two high quality takedowns, but the referee completely ignored the one takedown and didn't count it. At the same time, Melvin Douglas could do nothing, only pushing the Mongolian off the mat once. This is confirmed by the video recording.

Personal life Gantogtokh is the son of Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh, a State Grand Champion who won the Naadam wrestling tournament 10 times and won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Gantogtokh's daughter Khandsuren Gantogtokh is a professional volleyball player.

Mongolian wrestling career record