Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (; born 4 January 1998), also known as Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur, is a Mongolian wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 125kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, where Lkhagvagerel beat the Olympic medalist and three-time World Champion Geno Petriashvili 4-2.Video. 125 kg 1/2 Final - Geno Petriashvili, Georgia vs Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur, Mongolia Flowrestling His father Munkhtur was a wrestler in Mongolia. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. At the 2022 World Cup he earned the 5th place in the 125 kg event, with wins over 2022 U.S. Open Champion Hayden Zillmer, 2022 U23 European Champion Solomon Manashvili, and leaving the tournament undefeated in the individual standings. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Mongolia for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He competed in the men's freestyle 125kg event at the Olympics.
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