Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tulga. Tömör-Ochiryn is a patronymic, not a family name.

Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (Mongolian: Төмөр-Очирын Тулга; born 11 February 1998) is a Mongolian wrestler.^[1] He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga

Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name	Төмөр-Очирын Тулга
Nationality	Mongolia
Born	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27) Khovd, Mankhan, Mongolia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Website	Instagram Profile
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Event	Freestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	5th(2024)
World finals	(2021)
Regional finals	(2023)
National finals	(2019) (2023)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Mongolia World Championships 2021 Oslo 65 kg Asian Championships 2024 Bishkek 65 kg 2023 Astana 65 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 65 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2024 Antalya 70 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2024 Krasnoyarsk 65 kg Grand Prix 2018 Tabriz 65 kg 2022 Almaty 65 kg 2023 Zagreb 65 kg 2023 Bishkek 65 kg 2023 Budapest 65 kg 2021 Rome 65 kg 2025 Ulaanbaatar 70 kg Asian U23 Championship 2019 Ulaanbaatar 65 kg Asian Cadets Championship 2015 New Delhi 58 kg

World Championships Results

The 2021 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg

• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Kaiki Yamaguchi (JPN), W 3–2, won by points.^[3]
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM), W 2–1, won by passivity.^[4]
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Zagir Shakhiev (RWF), L 4–4, controversial defeat (Russian wrestler's 2 point technique was awarded 4 points by the referees).^[5]
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Rohit Singh (IND), W 10F–4, won by fall.^[6]

Medalists:

• Gold medal - Zagir Shakhiev (RWF)
• Silver medal - Amir Mohammad Yazdani (IRI)
• Bronze medal - Alibek Osmonov (KGZ)
• Bronze medal - Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)

At the 2023 World Wrestling Championships he controversially lost the round of 16 to Haji Aliyev 3–3 (Tulga pinned his opponent to the mat in the last seconds of match, but the referee completely ignored the fall and gave a penalty point to the Mongolian wrestler).^[7]

Results of the Asian Games

The 2022 (2023) Asian Games – Men's freestyle 65 kg

• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Sanzhar Mukhtar (KAZ), W 10–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Yon Bunna (CAM), W 10–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Kim Chang-su (KOR), W 10–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Kim Kwang-jin (PRK), W 11F–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs World Champion Rahman Amouzad (IRI), W 11–1^[8]

Medalists:

• Gold medal - Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL);
• Silver medal - Rahman Amouzad (IRI);
• Bronze medal - Kim Kwang-jin (PRK);
• Bronze medal - Kaiki Yamaguchi (JPN).

Results of Ivan Yarygin's cup

At the 2024 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga won silver medal, he defeated World Champion Zagir Shakhiev 8-0 in the semifinal round^[9] and controversially lost the final round to Olympics medalist and World Champion Gadzhimurad Rashidov 4–3 (independent experts gave the score of 5:3 in favor of the Mongolian wrestler).^[10]

2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament

As a men's freestyle 65 kg

• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Alibeg Alibegov (BRN), W 10–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs the reigning World Champion Zain Retherford (USA), W 7–2
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Abdulmazhid Kudiev (TJK), W 9–0
• Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL) vs Sujeet Kalkal (IND), W 6–1, the qualified athlete