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Jigjidiin Mönkhbat

Personal information
Native name	Жигжидийн Мөнхбат
Nationality	Mongolian
Born	(1941-06-01)June 1, 1941 Erdenesant, Töv Province, Mongolia
Died	April 9, 2018(2018-04-09) (aged 76)
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle wrestling, Mongolian wrestling
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Mongolia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 87 kg World Championships 1967 New Delhi 87 kg

Jigjidiin Mönkhbat (Mongolian: Жигжидийн Мөнхбат; 1 June 1941 – 9 April 2018) was a Mongolian wrestler. Jigjidiin Mönkhbat is the 1968 Olympic vice-champion in the 87 kg.

Jigjidiin Mönkhbat placing fourth in the middleweight (87 kg) division at the 1966 World Wrestling Championships, having lost the bronze medal match, however, he defeated the reigning three-time World Champion Mansour Mehdizadeh of Iran in the first match. At the 1967 World Wrestling Championships Mönkhbat held a bronze medal after defeating Majid Aghili of Iran. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Freestyle Middleweight category (87 kg), behind gold medalist Boris Michail Gurevich of the Soviet Union and ahead of bronze medalist Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria. However, Mönkhbat left the tournament as undefeated wrestler, his results in the Olympics were 4 wins, 2 draws, and 0 losses.

Round	Opponent	Сountry	Results	Penalties	Time
1	Peter Döring		Won by Points	1
2	Raúl García		Won by Fall (TF)	0	(1:17)
3	Jean-Marie Chardonnens		Won by Technical Superiority	0,5
4			Bye	0
5	Prodan Gardzhev		Draw	2
6	Boris Gurevich		Draw	2
7	Tom Peckham		Won by Points	1

Mönkhbat was a State Grand Champion in Mongolian wrestling, a top rank in the sport, with six Naadam championship wins (1963–1967, 1974). His name Mönkhbat means "Eternal firm" in the Mongolian language.

He was the father of professional sumo wrestler Hakuhō Shō, who held the top rank of yokozuna in that sport before retiring. His son Hakuhō regards his six Nadaam championships as the equivalent of 36 tournament championships in sumo (as sumo tournaments are held six times a year) and used that as motivation to keep going even after passing Taihō's record of 32 championships.

Mongolian wrestling career record

Legacy

In Mongolian wrestling, he won five consecutive tournaments, a feat matched by only two other athletes in the modern history of the sport since 1922.

His statue was erected in his honor and in celebration of his achievements on July 21, 2021, in his hometown of Erdenesant, Tuv Province, Mongolia. The event also marked the 100th anniversary of Erdensant sum. His student and fellow State Grand Champion G.Ösökhbayar attended the opening ceremony.

References

1. "Дархан аварга Ж.Мөнхбат: Баянмөнх аварга хавчигдсан гэж яриад байдаг. Тийм юм байхгүй". fact.mn (in Mongolian). 4 March 2011.
2. "МӨН Ч ААРХУУ МӨӨЕӨ АВАРГА МИНЬ". /ergelt.mn (in Mongolian). 9 July 2022.
3. "Ж.Мөнхбат аваргад баяр хүргэе". gogo.mn (in Mongolian). 14 November 2017.
4. "Wrestling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
5. Gunning, John (31 May 2017). "Takayasu's rise built on solid family support". Japan Times. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
6. "Jigjidiin Mönkhbat's career record". devjee.mn.
7. "Дархан аварга Ж.Мөнхбатын дурсгалд зориулан гэрэлт хөшөө босголоо". news.mn (in Mongolian). 21 July 2023.

External links

• Jigjidiin Mönkhbat at the International Wrestling Database
• Jigjidiin Mönkhbat at Olympics.com
• Jigjidiin Mönkhbat at Olympedia

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