Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir

Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir (Mongolian: Сайнжаргалын Ням-Очир) is a retired Mongolian judoka.[1] In 2012, he won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 73 kg category.[2] He beat Christopher Völk in his first match, then Volodymyr Soroka before being beaten by Mansur Isaev in the quarterfinals. Because Isaev reached the final, Nyam-Ochir was entered into the repechage, where he beat Nicholas Delpopolo on the way to beating Dex Elmont in their bronze medal match.[2]

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Nyam-Ochir. Sainjargal is a patronymic, not a family name.
Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir
Personal information
Native nameСайнжаргалын Ням-Очир
Nationality Mongolia
Born (1986-07-20) 20 July 1986
Uvs Province, Mongolia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
RankHonored Athlete of Mongolia in judo
Achievements and titles
World finals5th (2010)

5th (2013)

(2015)
Olympic finals (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Mongolia
Olympic Games
2012 London–73 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana–73 kg
2015 AstanaTeams
Asian Championships
2013 Bangkok–73 kg
2009 Taipei–73 kg
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade–73 kg
IJF World Masters
2013 Tyumen -73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Paris -73 kg
2015 Baku -73 kg
2012 Moscow -73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2010 Dusseldorf -73 kg
2013 Ulaanbaatar -73 kg
2014 Tashkent -73 kg
2012 Dusseldorf -73 kg
2013 Samsun -73 kg
2015 Ulaanbaatar -73 kg
2011 Qingdao -73 kg
2014 Astana -73 kg

Nyam-Ochir is currently a coach at Eastside Dojo in Plano, TX.[3]

References
  1. London 2012 Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Judo results Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today
  3. "Instructors". Eastside Dojo. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
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