Ganbold Batmunkh

Mongolia

Nordic Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

LW6

Further personal information

Family

Partner Bolorchimeg, two children Dulguunulzii and Tsetsengoo

Residence

Ulaanbaatar, MGL

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Mongolian

Higher education

Engineering - Mongolian National University: Ulaanbaatar, MGL

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began Para cross-country skiing in 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Why this sport?

He has always been interested in skiing.

Name of coach

Dashdondog Jalsrai, MGL, from 2013

International debut

Year

2013

Competing for

Mongolia

General interest

Nicknames

Ganuukhai ['Strong', given to him by his cousin]. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Hobbies

Fishing. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Memorable sporting achievement

Placing ninth in the standing 20km classic event at the world championships in 2017 and 2019. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Most influential person in career

Coach Dashdondog Jalsrai. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Hero / Idol

Finnish cross-country skier Iivo Niskanen. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Take it easy and everything is possible." (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Awards and honours

He was named Mongolia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (IPC Entries, 04 Mar 2022)

He was chosen as Mongolia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. He also had the same honour at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (pyeongchang2018.com, 09 Mar 2018; paralympic.org, 07 Mar 2014)

He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Mongolia. (montsame.mn, 22 Oct 2021)

Ambitions

To win a medal at the Paralympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Impairment

In 2005 he sustained injuries that resulted in the amputation of his left arm. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022; Instagram profile, 18 Jan 2022)

Other information

OTHER STUDIES
He has also studied at the Mongolian National Institute of Physical Education in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Solleftea (Solleftea, Sweden)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Long Distance - Free Style Standing		Final	2013-02-27	18

Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 20 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-10	14
Men's 1 km Sprint Standing	Qualification	2014-03-12	25
Men's 10 km Standing	Final Round	2014-03-16	31

2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Cable (Cable, United States of America)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Long Distance - Free Style Standing	Race 1	2015-01-25	17
Men's Sprint - Classic Standing	Race 1	2015-01-28	15
Men's Middle Distance - Classic Standing	Race 1	2015-01-31	17

2017 IPC Nordic skiing World Championships Finsterau, GER (Finsterau, Germany)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Sprint - Free Style Standing	Final	2017-02-12	11
Men's Long Distance - Classic Standing	Final	2017-02-16	9
Men's Middle Distance - Free Style Standing	Final	2017-02-19	20

Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 20km Free Standing	Final	2018-03-12	16
Men's 1.5km Sprint Classic Standing	Final	2018-03-14	14
Men's 10km Classic Standing	Final	2018-03-17	14

Prince George 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships (Prince George, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Middle Distance - Free Style Standing	Final	2019-02-17	9
Men's Sprint - Free Style Standing	Final	2019-02-18	11
Men's Long Distance - Classic Standing	Final	2019-02-24	9