Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Lkhagvagerel. Mönkhtöriin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (Mongolian: Мөнхтөрийн Лхагвагэрэл; born 4 January 1998) is a Mongolian wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, where Lkhagvagerel defeated the World Champion Geno Petriashvili of Georgia 4-2. His father Munkhtur was a wrestler in Mongolia.^[1][2] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel

Personal information
Native name	Мөнхтөрийн Лхагвагэрэл
Nationality	Mongolia
Born	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 27) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	125 kg
Event	Freestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	5th (2020)
World finals	(2022) (2021)
Regional finals	(2023)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Mongolia World Championships 2022 Belgrade 125 kg 2021 Oslo 125 kg Asian Championships 2023 Astana 125 kg 2025 Amman 125 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 125 kg Olympic Qualification Tournament 2021 Almaty 125 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2022 Istanbul 125 kg 2024 Antalya 125 kg Grand Prix 2025 Ulaanbaatar 125 kg 2018 Tabriz 125 kg 2022 Almaty 125 kg World U23 Championships 2019 Budapest 125 kg Asian U23 Championships 2019 Ulaanbaatar 125 kg Asian Juniors Championships 2017 Taichung 120 kg

In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[4] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.^[5][6]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Mongolia for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[7] He competed in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the Olympics.^[8]