Tsendiin Damdin (; 31 March 1957 – 22 February 2018) was a Mongolian

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who represented his country in

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and

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. At the

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he won the silver medal in the men's Half Lightweight (65 kg) category. In 1979 he won gold medal at

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in lightweight category.

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* * * * 1957 births 2018 deaths People from Khentii Province Mongolian male judoka Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Mongolia Olympic silver medalists for Mongolia Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Mongolian sportsmen 21st-century Mongolian people {{Mongolia-Olympic-medalist-stub