Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig

Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig
Baatarsükh Chinzorig at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Mongolia
BornБаатарсүхийн Чинзориг
(1991-09-21) 21 September 1991
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportAmateur boxing
Weight class
Light welterweight(64 kg)
Coached byD. Batsuren[2]
Achievements and titles
9th(2016)
World finals
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2023)
Regional finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2021) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2023)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 TashkentLight welterweight
Asian Games
Disqualified2022 HangzhouLight welterweight
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaLight welterweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DubaiLight welterweight
Silver medal – second place2017 TashkentLight welterweight
Bronze medal – third place2019 BangkokLight welterweight
Bronze medal – third place2022 AmmanWelterweight
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 AlmatyLight welterweight

Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (Mongolian: Баатарсүхийн Чинзориг; born 21 September 1991) is a Mongolian amateur boxer. He competes in the light welterweight division in international tournaments. Chinzorig has won medals in the Asian Games and Asian Boxing Champions, winning won gold in the 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. Chinzorig competed in the light welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout.[1] Chinzorig also became World Military Champion in 2014.[3]

He received the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the light welterweight event, defeating multiple Olympic medalist and World champion Lázaro Álvarez 4-1 in the quarterfinals.[4]

He won the gold medal in the light welterweight event at the 2022 Asian Games which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in China′s Hangzhou, with victories over reigning World champion Ruslan Abdullaev, Yertugan Zeinullinov, reigning Asian Champion Bunjong Sinsiri, Lai Chu-en, each of them unanimous decision.[5]

On 4 October 2023, Chinzorig tested positive for Metandienone metabolite, a non-specified Prohibited Substance, according to the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chinzorig Baatarsukh". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Chinzorig Baatarsukh Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ 55th CISM Championships, Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 27 - June 3, 2014
  4. ↑ 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships – Light welterweight
  5. ↑ Boxing - Competition Schedule & Results
  6. ↑ "International Testing Agency-Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 – The ITA notifies boxing athlete Chinzorig Baatarsukh (Mongolia) of an apparent anti-doping rule violation". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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