Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar

Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar
Bekhbayar at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native name
Эрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр
NationalityMongolian
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryMongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class
57 kg
Event
Freestyle
ClubSport club of Ireedui Institute
Coached byAvirmediin Enkhee
Achievements and titles
9th (2020)
World finals
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2015) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2017)
Regional finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2015) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2018)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2024 Croatia61kg
Golden Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2015 Krasnoyarsk57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku57 kg
Takhti Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Tabriz57 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Russe57 kg
Alany Tournament
Silver medal – second place2019 Vladikavkas57 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place2021 Sofia57 kg
U20 Word Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Pattaya55 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Pune50 kg

Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar (Mongolian: Эрдэнэбатын Бэхбаяр; born 13 August 1992) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 57 kg division. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games and bronze medals at the 2015 and 2017 world championships. The undefeated 2018 World Cup wrestler. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.

Freestyle career

Bekhbayar took up wrestling in 2006.[1]

At the 2015 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin he won bronze medal in the 57 kg event after defeating 2013 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin′s Champion and 2014 Russian National Cup Winner Artem Gebekov 2-1.[2]

At the 2015 Asian Championships he defeated Samat Nadyrbek Uulu 4-1 in the final, winning the gold medal in the 57 kg event.[3]

At the 2015 World Championships he beat Aleksei Baskakov 10–0, Ghenadie Tulbea 12–1, Yuki Takahashi 2–1, lost to 2015 World Champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili by 2–10 in the semifinal, and took bronze medal in the 57 kg event after defeating Artas Sanaa 5–1.[4]

He was named the 2015 Mongolian Male Athlete of the Year.[1]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics he earned the 14th place in the 57 kg event, losing in the qualifications to Adama Diatta by criteria with the score of 3-3.[5]

At the 2017 World Championships he beat Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov 12–0, Süleyman Atlı 7–0, lost to 2017 World Champion Yuki Takahashi by criteria with the tied score of 4-4 in the quarterfinal, won Sandeep Tomar by 10–0, and took bronze medal in the 57 kg event after defeating Vladimir Dubov 9–2.[6][7][8]

At the 2018 World Cup he earned the 6th place in the 57 kg event, with wins over Mukhambet Kuatbek 10-0, 2017 U23 World Champion and 2018 Pan American Champion Reineri Andreu 4-0, Afgan Khashalov 2-1 and Teimuraz Vanishvili 4-0, leaving the tournament undefeated in the individual standings.[9]

At the 2018 Asian Games he defeated 2016 World Cup Champion Reza Atri 8-2 in the semifinal and Kang Kum-song 8-2 in the final, winning the gold medal in the 57 kg event.[10]

At the 2019 Alany Tournament he received silver medal in the 57 kg event, defeating reigning Russian National Champion Ramiz Gamzatov 4-1 in the semifinal before losing to Akhmed Idrisov by 2-5 in the final.[11][12]

At the 2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament he received silver medal in the 57 kg event, losing in the final round by medical forfeit.[13]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics he earned the 9th place in the 57 kg event, defeating Arsen Harutyunyan 6-1 before losing to Reza Atri by 1-5 in the qualifications.[5]

At the 2024 Zagreb Open he beat 2021 U23 World Champion and 2023 European Champion Aliabbas Rzazade by fall in the semifinal, Andrii Dzhelep 9-2 in the final, winning the gold medal in the 61 kg event.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". AsianGames2018.id. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Гаджимагомедов и Лебедев — победители Мемориала Ивана Ярыгина", СПОРТИВНАЯ БОРЬБА ДАГЕСТАНА, January 23, 2015. Accessed May 14, 2026 (in Russian). Артем Гебеков (57 кг), выиграв ... у призера чемпионата России Виктора Рассадина ... (10:9), затем в малом финале уступил монголу Бехбаяру Эрденебату (1:2)[Artem Gebekov (57 kg) won Russian National Championship medalist Viktor Rassadin (10:9), then in the small final lost to Mongolian Bekhbayar Erdenebat (1:2)]
  3. ↑ "Senior Asian Championship 2015" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Watch The Video! 2017 World Wrestling Championships. 1/4 FS - 57 kg Y. TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) by VPO1, 4-4. YouTube (Documentary). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Watch the video! 2017 World Wrestling Championships. BRONZE FS - 57 kg: B. ERDENEBAT (MGL) df. V. DUBOV (BUL) by VPO1, 9-2. YouTube (Documentary). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "World Championships, Paris, FR, Aug 2017" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Freestyle World Cup 2018 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). ocagames.com. 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020. ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar
  11. ↑ "«Аланы»: в полуфиналах больше всего дагестанцев", Спортивная борьба Дагестана, January 23, 2015. Accessed May 14, 2026 (in Russian). "...не хватает ... Томаса Гилмана и чемпиона России Рамиза Гамзатова. Оба они уступили в четвертьфинале соответственно Абубакару Муталиеву и Бехбаяру Эрденебату.[Missing are Thomas Gilman and Russian National Champion Ramiz Gamzatov. Both lost in the quarterfinals to Abubakar Mutaliev and Behbayar Erdenebat, respectively."]
  12. ↑ "«Золото» «Аланов»" (in Russian). Спортивная борьба Дагестана. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Bekhbayar ERDENEBAT, United World Wrestling. Accessed May 15, 2026. "Bekhbayar ERDENEBAT (MGL) qualified for 2nd Olympics by placing 2nd to Yuki TAKAHASHI (JPN) (lost by injury default) at final world Olympic qualifying tournament"
  14. ↑ "1st Ranking Series - Zagreb Open" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

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