Ulambayaryn Sürenjav Explained

Ulambayaryn Sürenjav
Headercolor:Gold
Native Name:Уламбаярын Сүрэнжав
Birth Date:9 January 2000
Birth Place:Mongolia
Sport:Para Taekwondo
Disability Class:F44
Weight Class:52kg
Worlds: (2023)
Regionals: (2023)
Olympics: (2024)
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Ulambayaryn Sürenjav (mn|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

Surenjav was born on 9 January 2000.[1]

Career

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. The following month, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games in the 52 kg event.[3] [4] Surenjav competed in the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships, where she won the gold medal in the -52 kg category.[5] 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surenjav Ulambayar . . 29 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Ulambayar and Bolor-Erdene win golds for Mongolia at Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships. InsideTheGames. 7 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Medalists by weight categories. http://web.archive.org/web/20231029063943/https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C93.pdf?random=0.23134592310428725. 29 October 2023. dead.
  4. Web site: Para taekwondo and Para canoe take centre stage after making debut at Hangzhou 2022. paralympic.org.
  5. Web site: Results – Parataekwondo. European Judo Union. 2024. http://web.archive.org/web/20240829174543/https://europetaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Results-Competition-Draw-Sheet-Para-All-Days.pdf. 29 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Taekwondo Athlete Surenjav Makes History as Mongolia's First Female Paralympic Gold Medalist. Montsame. 30 August 2024.