Bakhvain Buyadaa, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bakhvain Buyadaa

Mongol mixed martial artist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1946

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: judoka, mixed martial artist

Nationality: Mongolia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Bakhvain Buyadaa

  • Bakhvain Buyadaa (born 20 May 1946) is a retired Mongolian judoka who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.
  • He finished second in 1972, but tested positive for Dianabol, an anabolic steroid, and was disqualified, becoming the first Olympic judoka to fail a drug test.
  • He finished in tenth place in 1976.Buyadaa came to the 1972 Olympics with a freestyle wrestling background and no firm knowledge of judo rules.
  • Yet he won his first two bouts, and was close to beating the reigning world champion Takao Kawaguchi in the third.
  • Kawaguchi broke two ribs while escaping from the ground pin by Buyadaa, but managed to win by close decision.
  • In the repechage Buyadaa won against another favorite, Jean-Jacques Mounier.
  • He quickly lost the final to Kawaguchi, and was stripped of his silver medal for failing a drug test.

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