Gantömöriin Dashdavaa

Gantömöriin Dashdavaa (also Dashdavaa Gantumur, Mongolian: Гантөмөрийн Дашдаваа; born January 8, 1981, in Ulaanbaatar) is a Mongolian judoka, who played for the lightweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 66 kg class at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.[2] He also captured two silver medals in the same division at the 2003 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju City, and at the 2004 Asian Judo Championships in Almaty, losing out to South Korea's Jung Bu-Kyung and Kazakhstan's Muratbek Kipshakbayev, respectively.[3][4]

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Dashdavaa. Gantömöriin is a patronymic, not a family name.
Gantömöriin Dashdavaa
Personal information
Nationality Mongolia
Born (1981-01-08) 8 January 1981
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)73 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Mongolia
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan66 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Jeju City 66 kg
Silver medal – second place2004 Almaty 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Jeju City 73 kg

Dashdavaa made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed for the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg). He defeated Greece's Giorgi Vazagashvili in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match, by an ippon (full point) and a tomoe nage (circle throw), to Japan's Masato Uchishiba. Dashdavaa also qualified for the repechage rounds, but lost again by an ippon and a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown) to Argentina's Jorge Lencina.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dashdavaa switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's lightweight division. He defeated United States' Ryan Reser and Poland's Krzysztof Wiłkomirski in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the quarterfinal match, by an ippon and an uchi mata (inner thigh throw), to Iran's Ali Maloumat.[5][6] Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Dashdavaa offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, he finished only in ninth place, after losing out the second repechage bout to Japan's Yusuke Kanamaru, who successfully scored a waza-ari (half-point) and an o goshi (full hip throw), at the end of the five-minute period.[7]

References
  1. "Gantömöriin Dashdavaa". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "2002 Asian Games – Busan, South Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. "2003 Asian Championships – Jeju City, South Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "2004 Asian Championships – Almaty, Kazakhstan". Judo Inside. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  6. "Coloradan Reser humble in defeat". NBC Olympics. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. "Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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