Pyambuugiin Tuul
This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Tuul, and Pyambuugiin is a patronymic, not a family name.
Pyambuugiin Tuul (Mongolian: Пямбуугийн Туул; born February 17, 1959) is a retired long-distance runner from Mongolia, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was blind in one eye for thirteen years before taking up the marathon.[1][2]
See also
- Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar, Mongolian competitor who finished last in the Olympic marathon in 2004
- Abdul Baser Wasiqi, Afghan Olympic marathoner in 1996, who finished last and comprised his country's entire Olympic team
References
- ↑ "Le dernier coureur", L'Humanité, August 11, 1992
- ↑ "The true spirit of the Games", Reuters, August 27, 2004
External links
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