Davaagiin Dashdovdon graduated from the Mongolian National University as a teacher before becoming the deputy chair of the Mongolian Student Union. Dashdovdon worked in youth education for much of his early career, becoming a leading figure in the sector. He was then elected as the chair of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, later serving as the President of the National Olympic Committee of Mongolia from 1984 to 1989. After his role as head of Mongolia’s Olympic Committee, Dashdovdon continued to expand the foreign relations of the nation’s youth. For his work he was bestowed with multiple awards, including the D. Sukhbaatar Order, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, the Labour Medal of Honor, the People’s Revolution Anniversary Medal, the Golden Diamond Order, and the Independence Order of the Mongolian People’s Liberation Army.
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