Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee (Mongolian: Энхбаярын Содномпилжээ) is a Mongolian powerlifter.[1][2] He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Paralympic Games.

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Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee
Personal information
Native nameЭнхбаярын Содномпилжээ
NationalityMongolia
Born (1985-08-24) 24 August 1985 (age 39)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Country Mongolia
SportParalympic powerlifting
Weight class107 kg
RankHonored Athlete of Mongolia
EventParalympic
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting
Representing  Mongolia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 107 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 107 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 88 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Nur-Sultan 107 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico 107 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tbilisi 107 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta 107 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou107 kg
IPF Classic Bench Press Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Vantaa 105 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Tokyo 105 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Almaty 120 kg
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Career

Para Powerlifting

Sodnompiljee won the gold medal in paralympic powerlifting in the men's 107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] Sodnompiljee also represented Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.[1]

At the 2019 World Championships, Sodnompiljee set a new world record of 247 kg in the men's 107 kg category.[5][6] At the 2017 World Championships, Sodnompiljee won the silver medal in this event.

In 2021, Sodnompiljee won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[7][8]

World Classic Bench Press Championships

At the 2018 World Classic Bench Press Championships, Sodnompiljee bench pressed 242.5 kilograms in the -105 kilogram weight class, claiming the world record, and the gold medal.[9]

The following year, Sodnompilijee bench pressed 247 kilograms in the -105 kilogram weight class, but it was shortly surpassed by Joseph Amendola, who bench pressed 247.5 kilograms. Sodnompilijee won the silver medal.[10]

At the 2022 World Classic Bench Press Championships, Sodnompilijee bench pressed 260 kilograms in the -120 kilogram weight class (the real weight of Sodnompiljee was 105.7 kg),[11] claiming another world record,[12] and claiming his second gold medal.[13]

References

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