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Nationality | American |
Born | Saigon, Vietnam | June 18, 1964
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Sport | Weightlifting |
Thanh Nguyen (born June 18, 1964) is an American weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 9.3 million in 2023. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, the largest of which is the eponymously-named Saigon River. As a municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 urban districts, 6 rural districts, and 1 municipal city. As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the highest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan is ASEAN 6th largest economy, also the biggest outside ASEAN country capital.
The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 16 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 5 sports.
The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Six competitors, all men, took part in four events in one sport.
The Vietnam national under-23 and Olympic football team represents Vietnam in international football tournaments at the under-22 and under-23 age level.
The 2012 V-League season is the 56th season of Vietnam's professional football league and started on 31 December 2011 and finished on 19 August 2012. On 15 December it was announced that the league would change name and would simply be known as the Premier League. Then, it was changed name to Super League.
Vietnam competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This was the third participation of Vietnam at the Paralympics after Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. The country was represented by 11 competitors. The Vietnam team in 2012 comprised: Athletics: Nguyễn Thị Hải, Cao Ngọc Hùng (flagbearer), Trịnh Công Luận. Swimming: Võ Thanh Tùng., Nguyễn Thành Trung, Dương Thị Lan, Trịnh Thị Bích Như. Powerlifting: Nguyễn Thị Hồng, Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan, Nguyễn Văn Phúc, Nguyễn Bình An.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc is a Vietnamese race-walker. She competed for Vietnam at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her brother, Nguyễn Thành Ngưng, also competed for Vietnam in race walking.
Nguyễn Thị Thiết is a Vietnamese weightlifter. She won a total of four medals for the 63 kg class at the Southeast Asian Games.
The 2013 V.League 1 season was the 57th season of Vietnam's professional football league and began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.
Vietnam competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
The 2008 AFF Women's Championship was held from 8 to 20 October 2008, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The hosts managed to get through to the final, but failed to win the title after losing 0–1 to Australia, who made their debut in the tournament since Football Australia transferred to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 and were assigned to the ASEAN Football Federation.
The 2021 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, was the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam and its surrounding cities from 12 to 23 May 2022.
Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Khánh Hòa and the Vietnam national football team.
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professor and novelist. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.
Vietnam competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Chung Thị Thanh Lan is a Vietnamese swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Vietnam at the Olympics.
Trần Thanh Vân is a Vietnamese sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Vietnam competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics as a reunified republic, six of which under the banner of the State of Vietnam or South Vietnam. The delegation finished without a medal for the first time since 2004 Summer Olympics.
Nguyễn Thị Phương is a Vietnamese breaststroke swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Nguyễn Thanh Long is a Vietnamese politician and doctor who served as Minister of Health from July 2020 to his removal from the Communist Party of Vietnam in June 2022 for involvement in the Việt Á corruption scandal. During his term as Minister of Health, he was in acting capacity from July to November 2020. He has been noted for being one of the chief strategists of the response of the Vietnamese government to the COVID-19 pandemic.