Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tuvshinbayar. Naidan is a patronymic, not a family name.

Tuvshinbayar Naidan (Mongolian: Найдангийн Түвшинбаяр born 1 June 1984) is a Mongolian former professional judoka.^[2] He is the 2008 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, 2014 Asian games champion, 2017 World Championships bronze medalist, 2016 Asian Championships gold medalist, 2007 silver medalist and two-time (2008, 2011) bronze medalist in ‍–‍100 kg division. Naidan is serving a sixteen-year jail term since 2021 for killing fellow judoka and childhood friend Erdenebileg Enkhbat.

Tuvshinbayar Naidan

Personal information
Native name	Найдангийн Түвшинбаяр
Nationality	Mongolia
Born	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 41)[1] Saikhan sum, Bulgan Province, Mongolia
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country	Mongolia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg, +100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2008)
World Champ.	(2017)
Asian Champ.	(2014, 2016)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Mongolia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing ‍–‍100 kg 2012 London ‍–‍100 kg World Championships 2015 Astana Men's team 2017 Budapest +100 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon ‍–‍100 kg Asian Championships 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg 2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍100 kg 2008 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Paris ‍–‍100 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2013 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg 2018 Hohhot +100 kg 2014 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg 2019 Hohhot +100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1544
JudoInside.com	43486
Updated on 25 May 2023

Olympic career

At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (‍–‍100 kg) division and the open weight division.^[3]

Tuvshinbayar won the men's 100 kg division's gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics,^[4] by defeating Kazakhstani judoka Askhat Zhitkeyev^[5] (according to the old rules of judo, where it is allowed to double and single leg takedowns,^[6] with the legs grabbed by the hands,^[7] similar to a freestyle wrestling).^[8] On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of Mongolia as well as a hero of labour.^[9]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tuvshinbayar won a silver medal, becoming the first Olympic multimedalist from Mongolia. He won his silver medal despite suffering a serious injury in the semifinal bout.^[10] Also, at the 2017 World Championships, he won a bronze medal, becoming both an Olympics and World Championships multimedalist.

Mongolian wrestling career record

Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar^[11]

Year	Level	Participants	Rank	Wins	Earned title	Notes
2020	State	512	State Elephant	2
2019	State	512	State Elephant	3
2018	State	512	State Elephant	4
2017	State	512	State Hawk	7	State Elephant
2016	State	1024	State Hawk			Didn't participate.
2015	State	512	State Hawk	3
2014	State	512	State Hawk	4
2013	State	512	Lion of Aimag	6	State Hawk
State Naadam Winner Won at least 5 rounds in State Naadam Aimag/Sum Naadam Promotion

Assault and jailing

In April 2021, Tüvshinbayar was jailed for 20 days following a drunken assault on Erdenebileg Enkhbat, who was a childhood friend.^[12] Enkhbat died on 24 December 2021 from a brain injury related to the assault. Following Enkhbat's death, new charges were filed against Tüvshinbayar. On 9 June 2022, the Khan-Uul District Court sentenced Tuvshinbayar to 16 years in prison for the deadly assault.^[13]