Mongolia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Mongolia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Otgontsetseg Chinbat (closing)[2]
Medals
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Silver
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Bronze
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Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

Winter Olympics the nation had sent two cross-country skiers.[3][4] The Mongolian team was the first officially welcomed team at the Games.[5]

Background

The

Soviet-led boycott of the Games in Los Angeles.[7][8] Sochi marked the Mongolian's thirteenth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games
. The delegation sent to Sochi consisted of two cross-country skiers; Byambadorj and Otgontsetseg.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Mongolia has two athletes in qualification position.[9] Byambadorj finished his race in 80th out of 92 competitors,[10] while Otgontsetseg finished in 70th out of 76 competitors.[11][12]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Bold Byambadorj[3]
 Men's 15 km classical 48:29.6 +9:59.9 80
Otgontsetseg Chinbat
 Women's 10 km classical 38:43.1 +10:25.3 70

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b Sugirragchaa, 10 January 2014. "Mongolian skiers to compete at Sochi Olympics announced". Mongolian National News Agency. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Two athletes from Mongolia to participate in the Sochi 2014 Olympics". infomongolia.com/. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Mongolia will be first Asian NOC at Team Welcome Ceremony". ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Mongolia – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Mongolia". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ Schmemann, Serge (15 May 1984). "Olympics Decision Final, Soviet Says". The New York Times. p. A1. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. FIS
    . 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  10. ^ Basu, Anand (14 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Men's 15 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Mongolian skier Ch.Otgontsetseg came in the 70th place, 2014 Sochi Olympics". infomongolia.com/. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. ^ Basu, Anand (13 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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