Gankhuyag Nandinzaya

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Nandinzayaa. Gankhuyagiin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Gankhuyagiin Nandinzayaa (Mongolian: Ганхуягийн Нандинзаяа; born 27 June 1994) is a Mongolian sports shooter. She competed in the 50 m rifle 3 positions and 10 m air rifle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 9th and 14th, respectively.^[2] She won a gold and a bronze medal in these events at the 2018 Asian Games.

Gankhuyag Nandinzaya

Gankhuyag Nandinzaya at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30)
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  Mongolia Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 50 m rifle 3 positions 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 10 m air rifle 2022 Hangzhou 10 m air rifle team

She took up shooting at age 13 following her father, Janchivdorj Gankhuyag, who was an international shooter and a shooting coach. She has a degree in international relations from the University of the Humanities, Ulaanbaatar.^[1]

References

1. NANDINZAYA GANKHUYAG Archived 28 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
2. "Nandinzaya Gankhuyag". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

External links

• Gankhuyagiin Nandinzayaa at ISSF
• Gankhuyagiin Nandinzayaa at Olympedia