Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa

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Sumiya Dorjsuren
File:Sumiya dorjsuren at the rio 2016 olympics.jpg
Sumiya Dorjsuren at the Rio 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityMongolian
Born (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33)
Baruunturuun, Uvs, Mongolia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
ClubKhilchin
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2017)
Asian Champ.Gold (2016)
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
Updated on 24 October 2022.

Sumiya Dorjsuren (Mongolian: Доржсүрэнгийн Сумъяа, born 11 March 1991) is a Mongolian judoka.[1][2] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost in the first round.[3] In 2015, she won her first World Championship medal, a bronze.[4] In the 2016 Olympics she won a silver medal in the same event and a gold medal in the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.[5] In 2017 World Championships final, Dorjsürengiin defeated Tsukasa Yoshida who had beaten her in the Olympic final.[4] In 2018, Dorjsürengiin won the bronze medal at the World Championships, after an unexpected loss in the semi finals to Nekoda Smythe-Davis.[6] She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[7]

Dorjsürengiin has also won multiple medals at the Asian Games (bronze in 2014 and 2018), Asian Championships (gold in 2016, bronze in 2012 and 2013) and is a four-time national champion.[1]

Her life was the subject of 2017 Mongolian film White Blessing.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b IJF profile
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorjsurengiin Sumiya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sumiya DORJSUREN". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Sumiya Dorjsuren gives Mongolia the long desired gold U57kg". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. ^ "Sumiya Dorjsuren dominates her category since 2015". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ "Tsukasa Yoshida beats Smythe-Davis, Deguchi and the odds". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ IMDB

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