At the [[Judo at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]] he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division and the open weight class division.<ref>[http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx-Register=5855838.html 2006 Asian Games profile]</ref>
At the [[Judo at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]] he finished in joint fifth place in both the [[Judo at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 100 kg|heavyweight ({{nbnd}}100 kg) division]] and the [[Judo at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's open|open weight division]].<ref>[http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx-Register=5855838.html 2006 Asian Games profile]</ref>
In the samedivision,hewona gold medal at the [[OlympicGames 2008]] in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics,<ref>{{cite web |title=Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tuvshinbayar-naidan |website=Olympics.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> by defeating [[Kazakhstan]]i [[judo]]ka [[Askhat Zhitkeyev]]<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs .Askhat Zhitkeyev.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Askhat Zhitkeyev.</ref> (according to the [[Judo rules|old rules of judo]], where it is allowed to a double & single leg takedowns,<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Keiji Suzuki.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Keiji Suzuki.</ref> the legs grab by hand,<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Movlud Miraliyev.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Movlud Miraliyev.</ref> similar to a freestyle wrestling).<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/judo/n214542537.shtml Tüvshinbayar wins gold] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815112531/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/judo/n214542537.shtml |date=2008-08-15 }}</ref> On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of [[Mongolia]] as well as a hero of labour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200808&ne=1095 |title=Hero of labor |access-date=2008-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214160110/http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200808&ne=1095 |archive-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Naidangiin won the [[Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg|men's 100 kg division]]'s gold medal at the [[Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic Games]] in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics,<ref>{{cite web |title=Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tuvshinbayar-naidan |website=Olympics.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> by defeating [[Kazakhstan]]i [[judo]]ka [[Askhat Zhitkeyev]]<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs .Askhat Zhitkeyev.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Askhat Zhitkeyev.</ref> (according to the [[Judo rules|old rules of judo]], where it is allowed to a double & single leg takedowns,<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Keiji Suzuki.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Keiji Suzuki.</ref> the legs grab by hand,<ref>[[File:Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Movlud Miraliyev.webm|thumb|]] Video. Judo, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar vs Movlud Miraliyev.</ref> similar to a freestyle wrestling).<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/judo/n214542537.shtml Tüvshinbayar wins gold] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815112531/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/judo/n214542537.shtml |date=2008-08-15 }}</ref> On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of [[Mongolia]] as well as a hero of labour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200808&ne=1095 |title=Hero of labor |access-date=2008-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214160110/http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200808&ne=1095 |archive-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
At the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics in London]], he 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.<ref>[http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=326 UB Post]</ref>
At the [[Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg|2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, Naidangiin 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.<ref>[http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=326 UB Post]</ref>
Also at the [[2017 World Judo Championships|2017 Budapest]],he won a bronze medal became the Olympics, World Championships multimedalist.
Also at the [[2017 World Judo Championships – Men's +100 kg|2017 World Championships]],he won a bronze medal became the Olympics, World Championships multimedalist.
Tuvshinbayar Naidan (Template:Lang-mn born 1 June 1984) is a former professional Mongolian judoka. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, 2014 Asian games champion, 2017 Budapest Bronze medalist, 2016 Asian championship Gold medalist, 2007 silver medalist and two-time (2008, 2011) bronze medalist in –100 kg division. Naidan is serving a sixteen-year jail term for a 2021 fatal assault on a fellow judoka and childhood friend.
Naidangiin 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,[3] by defeating KazakhstanijudokaAskhat Zhitkeyev[4] (according to the old rules of judo, where it is allowed to a double & single leg takedowns,[5] the legs grab by hand,[6] similar to a freestyle wrestling).[7] On 14 August 2008, he was inducted as the state honoured athlete of Mongolia as well as a hero of labour.[8]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Naidangiin 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.[9]
Also at the 2017 World Championships,he won a bronze medal became the Olympics, World Championships multimedalist.
Assault and jailing
In April 2021, Tüvshinbayar was jailed for 20 days following a drunken assault on Erdenebileg Enkhbat, who was a childhood friend.[10] 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.[11]
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