Pürevdorjiin Orkhon

Pürevdorjiin Orkhon (born December 25, 1993) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the repechage by Sakshi Malik. In 2017, she won a gold medal at Paris World Wrestling Championships in 63 kg.[1][2]

Orkhon Pürevdorj
Personal information
Native nameПүрэвдоржийн Орхон
NationalityMongolia Mongolia
Born (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993
Mongolia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryMongolia Mongolia
SportWrestling
Weight class63 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubAldar sports committee
Coached byTserenbaataryn Khosbayar Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2017)
Regional finalsGold (2018) Silver (2014, 2023)
Olympic finals7th(2016)
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mongolia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Paris63 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 62 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2016 Krasnoyarsk 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Krasnoyarsk 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 62 kg
In this Mongolian name, the given name is Orkhon. Pürevdorjiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

References
  1. "Orkhon Purevdorj". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. "Women's Freestyle 58 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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