Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü (Mongolian: Бавуудоржийн Баасанхүү; born 26 November 1999) is a Mongolian judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg division.[1] She won silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is also a gold medalist at the 2024 Asian Championships.
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| Native name | Бавуудоржийн Баасанхүү | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1999 Mörön, Khövsgöl, Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
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| Asian Champ. | 
(2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 65319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 97811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBaasankhüü's first major international success was the 2022 Paris Grand Slam where she won the silver medal, having lost to the Japanese Natsumi Tsunoda.[2][3] She had reached the round of 16 stage at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. At the 2022 Asian Games held in September 2023, Baasankhüü finished in seventh place.[2]
Baasankhüü defeated South Korean Lee Hye-kyeong to win the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Championships and was victorious at the 2024 Dushanbe Grand Slam. At the 2024 World Championships in May, she reached the final, which she won against the Italian Assunta Scutto with a waza-ari by immobilization following a failed attack by Scutto at the very end of the fight.[4][5] She won the silver medal in the -48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, having again lost to Tsunoda.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Kampfbilanz". judoinside.com.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 May 2024). "2024 Judo World Championships Day 1: Gold and silver for Italy". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Championnats du monde 2024 – J1 : le direct commenté". lespritdujudo.com (in French).
- ^ "柔道・角田夏実が「金」 橋本大輝は鉄棒2連覇逃す". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
edit- Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü at the International Judo Federation
- Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü at JudoInside.com
- Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü at The-Sports.org
