Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (Mongolian: Хорлоогийн Баянмөнх; born 22 February 1944) is a retired Mongolian wrestler. At the 1972 Summer Olympics he received a silver medal in the men's freestyle heavyweight category. His name Bayanmonkh means "Rich eternal" in the Mongolian language.
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Career
In 1971, Bayanmönkh won his first world medal. Нe became the 1971 World Championships silver medallist at 100 kg event without the single defeat, Bayanmönkh wrestled to draws against the eventual World Championships bronze medalist Vasil Todorov of Bulgaria and eventual World champion Shota Lomidze in the semifinal and final, respectively.
In 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.
He was originally named after the revolutionary D.Sükhbaatar, as he was born on the same date, February 2. However, following a severe illness at the age of six, he was given the new name Bayanmönkh.
Bayanmönkh is the second most successful wrestler in Mongolian wrestling with 10 championship wins (1968, 1971–1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981–1982, 1987).
He officially retired from Mongolian wrestling in 2022 during Naadam festival at the age of 78. Prior to the start of the 5th round, a zasuul sang poetic praise of his triumphs and achievements in his Mongolian wrestling career one last time.
Personal life
Bayanmönkh's son Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh was a professional wrestler as well, and granddaughter Khandsuren Gantogtokh is a professional volleyball player.