Tuvshinbayar Naidan (Mongolian: Найдангийн Түвшинбаяр born 1 June 1984) is a former professional Mongolian judoka. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, 2014 Asian games champion, 2017 Budapest Bronze medalist, 2016 Asian championship Gold medalist, 2007 silver medalist and two-time (2008, 2011) bronze medalist in –100 kg division. Naidan is serving a sixteen-year jail term for a 2021 fatal assault on a fellow judoka and childhood friend.

Tuvshinbayar Naidan

Personal information
Native name	Найдангийн Түвшинбаяр
Nationality	Mongolia
Born	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 38)[1] Saikhan sum, Bulgan Province, Mongolia
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg, +100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2017)
Asian Champ.	(2014, 2016)
Olympic Games	(2008)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Mongolia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –100 kg 2012 London –100 kg World Championships 2015 Astana Men's team 2017 Budapest +100 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon –100 kg Asian Championships 2016 Tashkent –100 kg 2007 Kuwait City –100 kg 2008 Jeju –100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Paris –100 kg 2011 Paris –100 kg 2013 Tokyo –100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2013 Jeju –100 kg 2015 Qingdao –100 kg 2018 Hohhot +100 kg 2014 Jeju –100 kg 2019 Hohhot +100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –100 kg 2014 Düsseldorf –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1544
JudoInside.com	43486
Updated on 24 October 2022.

Olympic career

At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division and the open weight class division.[2]

In the same division, he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics,[3] by defeating Kazakhstani judoka Askhat Zhitkeyev.[4] On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of Mongolia as well as a hero of labour.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal, becoming the first Olympic multimedalist from Mongolia. He won his silver medal despite suffering a serious injury in the semifinal bout.[6] Also at the 2017 Budapest,he won a bronze medal became the Olympics,World Championships multimedalist.

Assault and jailing

In April 2021, Tüvshinbayar was jailed for 20 days following a drunken assault on Erdenebileg Enkhbat, who was a childhood friend.[7] Enkhbat died on 24 December 2021 from a brain injury related to the assault. Following Enkhbat's death, new charges were filed against Tüvshinbayar. On 9 June 2022, the Khan-Uul District Court sentenced Tuvshinbayar to 16 years in prison for the deadly assault.[8]

References

External links

• Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar at the International Judo Federation
• Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar at JudoInside.com
• Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar at Olympedia

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