Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Baasankhüü. Bavuudorjiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü (Mongolian: Бавуудоржийн Баасанхүү; born 26 November 1999) is a Mongolian judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg division.^[3] 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.

Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü

Personal information
Native name	Бавуудоржийн Баасанхүү
Born	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 25) Mörön, Khövsgöl, Mongolia
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2024)
World Champ.	(2024)
Asian Champ.	(2024)
Highest world ranking	1st[1][2]
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Mongolia Olympic Games 2024 Paris ‍–‍48 kg World Championships 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg Asian Championships 2024 Hong Kong ‍–‍48 kg World Masters 2023 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2024 Dushanbe ‍–‍48 kg 2022 Paris ‍–‍48 kg 2022 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍48 kg 2022 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg 2023 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	65319
JudoInside.com	97811
Updated on 28 July 2024

Career

Baasankhüü's first major international success was the 2022 Paris Grand Slam where she won the silver medal, having lost to the Japanese Natsumi Tsunoda.^[4][5] 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.^[4]

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.^[6][7] She won the silver medal in the -48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, having again lost to Tsunoda.^[8]