Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg

Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg (Mongolian: Мөнхжанцангийн Анхцэцэг; born (1997-12-25)25 December 1997) is a Mongolian weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Mongolia at international competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Ankhtsetseg. Mönkhjantsangiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg
Personal information
Native nameМөнхжанцангийн Анхцэцэг
Nationality Mongolia
Born (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals4th (2020) 8th (2016)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 87 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tashkent–75 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Manama–87 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Ningbo–81 kg

She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[3] She competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She also competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[6][7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg941001076124129129112319
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg110116116513313713992437
2017United States Anaheim, United States75 kg1011061073rd place, bronze medalist(s)——————
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand81 kg1011071103rd place, bronze medalist(s)12312713192378
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan87 kg1091091132nd place, silver medalist(s)1371371412nd place, silver medalist(s)2501st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Oliver, Brian (16 December 2021). "Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Munkhjantsan Ankhtsetseg". iwf.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. "Munkhjantsan Ankhtsetseg". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (14 October 2022). "Olympics next target after Hosseini becomes Iran's first female Asian weightlifting champion". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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