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Ulambayaryn Sürenjav

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Ulambayaryn Sürenjav
Personal information
Native nameУламбаярын Сүрэнжав
Nationality Mongolia
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Mongolia
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportPara Taekwondo
Disability classF44
Weight class52kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold (2024)
World finalsBronze (2023)
Regional finalsSilver (2023)
Medal record
Women's Para Taekwondo
Representing  Mongolia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Veracruz -52 kg
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade -52 kg

Ulambayaryn Sürenjav (Mongolian: Уламбаярын Сүрэнжав; born 9 January 2000) is a Mongolian parataekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the –52 kg category. She also won a bronze medal at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in 2023.

Early life

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Surenjav was born on 9 January 2000.[1]

Career

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Surenjav won the gold medal in her category at the Taekwondo European Open Championships held in Brisbane, Australia in July 2023.[2] She then won a bronze medal at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in September 2023.[3] The following month, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games in the 52 kg event.[4][5] Surenjav competed in the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships, where she won the gold medal in the -52 kg category.[6] She qualified at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the –52 kg category, having qualified via World Ranking. In the 52 kg event, she defeated Zahra Rahimi in the gold medal match, becoming the first Mongolian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Surenjav Ulambayar". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ulambayar and Bolor-Erdene win golds for Mongolia at Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships". InsideTheGames. 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Taekwondo Athlete Surenjav Makes History as Mongolia's First Female Paralympic Gold Medalist". Montsame. 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Medalists by weight categories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Para taekwondo and Para canoe take centre stage after making debut at Hangzhou 2022". paralympic.org.
  6. ^ "Results – Parataekwondo" (PDF). European Judo Union. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2024.
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