Batkhuyagiin Mönkh-Erdene (, born 27 November 2001) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler.
Career Mönkh-Erdene won a bronze medal in a 57 kg event at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan.
He also won the bronze medal in the 57 kg event at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania.
Mönkh-Erdene made his debut as a member of the Mongolian national team at a 2025 World Championships in the 57 kg event, where he beat the 2020 European and 2020 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin′s champion Azamat Tuskaev 6-4 in the 1/32 final but lost to Arsen Harutyunyan by 8-13 in the next bout.
Mönkh-Erdene won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2026 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, he beat reigning World and Asian champion Han Chong-song 13-1 in the semifinals, and reigning Russian National champion Musa Mekhtikhanov 8-6 in the finals."Итоги первого дня Кубка Ивана Ярыгина 2026", Sportaran, January 29, 2026. Accessed Мау 18, 2026 (in Russian). "Действующий чемпион мира Хан Чонг Сонг (Северная Корея) неожиданно крупно уступил в полуфинале монгольскому борцу Мунх-Ердене Баткхуягу — 1:13"[The current world champion, Han Chong Song (North Korea), unexpectedly suffered a heavy loss in the semi-finals to Mongolian wrestler Munkh-Erdene Batkhuyag – 1:13.]"Победители и призеры второго дня Кубка Ивана Ярыгина–2026", Sportaran, January 30, 2026. Accessed Мау 18, 2026 (in Russian). "Финал Мунх-Ердене Баткхуяг (Монголия) — Муса Мехтиханов (Дагестан) 8:6"[Final Munkh-Erdene Batkhuyag (Mongol) - Musa Mehtikhanov (Dagestan) 8:6] He was voted the best foreign wrestler of the tournament."В КУБКЕ ИВАНА ЯРЫГИНА В КРАСНОЯРСКЕ ПРИНЯЛО УЧАСТИЕ РЕКОРДНОЕ ЧИСЛО СПОРТСМЕНОВ", 1line.info, February 02, 2026. Accessed Мау 18, 2026 (in Russian). "Монгольский борец Мунх-Эрдене Батхуяг был признан лучшим иностранным борцом и получил приз от фонда «Росконгресс»"[Mongolian wrestler Munkh-Erdene Batkhuyag was recognized as the best foreign wrestler and received a prize from the Roscongress Foundation.]
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