About Tsendiin Damdin
Lived 1957 – 2018 (aged 60). Tsendiin Damdin was a Mongolian judoka.
Tsendiin Damdin (; 31 March 1957 – 22 February 2018) was a Mongolian wrestler who represented his country in sambo and judo. At the 1980 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Half Lightweight (65 kg) category.
At the 1980 Olympics in an aggressive and very competitive final match against the reigning World champion Nikolay Solodukhin of Soviet Union, Tsendiin Damdin scored one yuko, Solodukhin also by that time scored one yuko, then at the 7th minute with the score tied Damdin received a shido (penalty), which automatically brought to Soviet wrestler a score koka and the victory according to the old rules of judo.
In 1979 he took a winner title at World Sambo Championships in lightweight category. At the 1978 International Judo Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, he won the reigning Olympic champion Héctor Rodríguez of Cuba by yuko.
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Who was Tsendiin Damdin?
Mongolian judoka (1957-2018)
When was Tsendiin Damdin born?
Tsendiin Damdin was born on 31 March 1957 in Mongolia.
When did Tsendiin Damdin die?
Tsendiin Damdin died on 22 February 2018.
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Tsendiin Damdin was a judoka.
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Tsendiin Damdin was Mongolian.
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