Vietnamese athletes
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July 23 - August 8
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Nguyen Huy Hoang
Swimming 
Le Thanh Tung
Artistic Gymnastics 
Do Thi Anh Nguyet
Archery 
Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu
Archery
Nguyen Van Duong
Boxing 
Dinh Phuong Thanh
Artistic Gymnastics
Dinh Thi Hao
Rowing 
Luong Thi Thao
Rowing
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen
Taekwondo 
Nguyen Thuy Linh
Badminton 
Nguyen Tien Minh
Badminton
Nguyen Thi Tam
Boxing
Thach Kim Tuan
Weightlifting 
Hoang Thi Duyen
Weightlifting
Quach Thi Lan
Athletics 
Hoang Xuan Vinh
Shooting 
Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy
Judo 
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien
Swimming
Athlete profile
Nguyen Huy Hoang
Year of birth: 2000
Hometown: Quang Binh
Sport: Swimming
Qualified events: Men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang became the first Vietnamese athlete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Games after meeting the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) at the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 in the Republic of Korea.
Hoang finished the 800m freestyle race in 07:52.74, surpassing the OQT of 7:54.31.
Later in the same year, Hoang continued to meet Olympic A standard in the 1,500m freestyle event, clocking a time of 14:58.14 at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines.
Athlete profile
Le Thanh Tung
Year of birth: 1995
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City
Sport: Artistic Gymnastics
Qualified event: Men’s vault
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On October 6, 2019, Le Thanh Tung reached the men’s vault finals at the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany after finishing fifth in the qualification with a score of 14.633.
According to the provisions of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), in order to qualify for the Olympic Games, contestants must be among the Top 3 of each category.
However, five of the eight finalists had won tickets to Tokyo 2020 in the team events; therefore, the Vietnamese gymnast automatically got an Olympics berth prior to the finals.
Athlete profile
Do Thi Anh Nguyet
Year of birth: 2000
Hometown: Hung Yen
Sport: Archery
Qualified event: Women’s recurve
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On November 28, 2019, Do Thi Anh Nguyet outplayed teammate Loc Thi Dao 6-4 in the women’s recurve quarterfinals at the Asian Archery Championships in Thailand, but missed out on a final berth following her 2-6 semifinal defeat against Indian top seed Kumari Deepika.
However, the Vietnamese archer had the reason to rejoice as she then won the third-place playoff match, thus qualifying for an Olympic quota place, which was awarded to the top three athletes from different countries in each event.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu
Year of birth: 1999
Hometown: Hai Duong
Sport: Archery
Qualified event: Men’s recurve
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On November 28, 2019, Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu was crowned the men’s recurve champion at the 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Thailand after beating his country fellowman Chu Duc Anh 7-1 in the final match.
Such a brilliant result earned the 1999-born archer an official ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Van Duong
Year of birth: 1996
Hometown: Bac Giang
Sport: Boxing
Qualified event: Men’s 52-57kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Nguyen Van Duong became the first Vietnamese boxer to secure an official Olympic place in 32 years after knocking down his Thai opponent Chatchai-decha Butdee at the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualifying tournament in Amman, Jordan in March 2020.
Such a brilliant result earned the 1999-born archer an official ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Games.
As soon as the match started, the Vietnamese athlete threw powerful left hooks and made his Thai rival dizzy. After nearly 60 seconds, the referee ruled Duong to be the victor, as Chatchai-decha Butdee had been floored twice.
Athlete profile
Dinh Phuong Thanh
Year of birth: 1995
Hometown: Hanoi
Sport: Artistic Gymnastics
Qualified event: Men’s individual all-around
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Two Olympic slots were supposed to be awarded via the 2021 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships set for May 2021 in China, excluding the already-qualified athletes or those coming from countries which have attained sufficient berths.
However, with the tournament having been cancelled due to COVID-19, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) decided to grant these slots to Asian athletes with high results in the all-around qualification at the 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
Two years ago, Dinh Phuong Thanh settled for 75th position in the all-around qualification at the world championship with 77.465 points from the six disciplines of freestyle, vault, pommel horse, ring, parallel bars and horizontal bar.
Meanwhile, Le Thanh Tung, another Vietnamese gymnast, ranked 59th with 78.832 points. Yet, with Tung having secured an Olympic ticket thanks to his fifth-place finish in the vault qualification, the two remaining all-around Olympic slots were awarded to Dinh Phuong Thanh and another Asian representative.
Athlete profile
Dinh Thi Hao
Year of birth: 1997
Hometown: Tuyen Quang
Sport: Rowing
Qualified event: Women’s lightweight double sculls
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Vietnamese rowers Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao performed brilliantly in the Asia and Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Japan on May 7, 2021 to officially secure their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled for this summer.
In the women’s lightweight doubles sculls final, Thao and Hao finished their heat in second, with a time of 7min 17.34sec, 1.5 seconds slower than the duo from the host country.
According to regulations, the top three teams would qualify for the Tokyo Games, meaning the two Vietnamese athletes will now join rowers from Japan and Iran at the Games.
Athlete profile
Luong Thi Thao
Year of birth: 1999
Hometown: Son La
Sport: Rowing
Qualified event: Women’s lightweight double sculls
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Vietnamese rowers Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao performed brilliantly in the Asia and Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Japan on May 7, 2021 to officially secure their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled for this summer.
In the women’s lightweight doubles sculls final, Thao and Hao finished their heat in second, with a time of 7min 17.34sec, 1.5 seconds slower than the duo from the host country.
According to regulations, the top three teams would qualify for the Tokyo Games, meaning the two Vietnamese athletes will now join rowers from Japan and Iran at the Games.
Athlete profile
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen
Year of birth: 1997
Hometown: Vinh Long
Sport: Taekwondo
Qualified event: Women’s 49kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
From May 21 to 23, 2021, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen and her teammates competed at the Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan, during which the top two competitors in each weight category would make it through to the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Tuyen claimed convincing wins against Pakistan’s Aneila Aysha Afsar (quarterfinals) and Kazakhstan’s Fariza Aldangorova (semifinals) to advance to the women’s 49kg title match, thus booking a slot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Thuy Linh
Year of birth: 1997
Hometown: Phu Tho
Sport: Badminton
Qualified event: Women’s singles
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On June 7, 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh has qualified for the women’s singles tournament in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will feature 38 competitors.
According to the rankings of players eligible for the Games, Linh was ranked 25th, thus booking her inaugural place in the Olympic arena.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Thuy Linh
Year of birth: 1997
Hometown: Phu Tho
Sport: Badminton
Qualified event: Women’s singles
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On June 7, 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh has qualified for the women’s singles tournament in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will feature 38 competitors.
According to the rankings of players eligible for the Games, Linh was ranked 25th, thus booking her inaugural place in the Olympic arena.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Tien Minh
Year of birth: 1983
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City
Sport: Badminton
Qualified event: Men’s singles
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
On June 7, 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Tien Minh has qualified for the men’s singles tournament in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will feature 38 competitors.
According to the rankings of players eligible for the Games, Minh was placed 32th, thus becoming the Vietnamese athlete with the most Olympic appearances (4) – from the Beijing 2008 Games to the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Thi Tam
Year of birth: 1994
Hometown: Hanoi
Sport: Boxing
Qualified event: Women’s flyweight 48-51kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Nguyen Thi Tam sealed her Olympic place in the Women’s Flyweight (48-51kg) after accumulating 190 points from international tournaments.
She is the second Vietnamese boxer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Games, after Nguyen Van Duong in the Men’s Feather (52-57kg) category.
Athlete profile
Thach Kim Tuan
Year of birth: 1994
Hometown: Binh Thuan
Sport: Weightlifting
Qualified event: Men’s 61kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
In its notice sent to the Vietnam Weightlifting Federation on June 12, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed Vietnamese lifter Thach Kim Tuan as a Tokyo 2020 Olympian after the 1994-born athlete had accumulated enough points through qualifying competitions in the men’s 61kg category.
Earlier on May 28, the International Testing Agency (ITA) proposed the IWF impose sanctions on Vietnam as the country had four doping cases, all for steroids, during the Olympic qualifying period. After two weeks of consideration, the IWF decided not to ban Vietnamese weightlifting from the Tokyo 2020 Games, which means that the athletes who have met standards will be eligible to compete in the world’s largest multi-sport event.
This is the second consecutive time Thach Kim Tuan has booked his place in the Olympic arena.
Athlete profile
Hoang Thi Duyen
Year of birth: 1996
Hometown: Lao Cai
Sport: Weightlifting
Qualified event: Women’s 59kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
In its notice sent to the Vietnam Weightlifting Federation on June 12, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed Vietnamese lifter Hoang Thi Duyen as a Tokyo 2020 Olympian after the 1996-born athlete had accumulated enough points through qualifying competitions in the women’s 59kg category.
Earlier on May 28, the International Testing Agency (ITA) proposed the IWF impose sanctions on Vietnam as the country had four doping cases, all for steroids, during the Olympic qualifying period. After two weeks of consideration, the IWF decided not to ban Vietnamese weightlifting from the Tokyo 2020 Games, which means that the athletes who have met standards will be eligible to compete in the world’s largest multi-sport event.
This is the first time Hoang Thi Duyen has sealed her place in the Olympic arena.
Athlete profile
Quach Thi Lan
Year of birth: 1995
Hometown: Thanh Hoa
Sport: Athletics
Qualified event: Women’s 400m hurdles
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Sprinter Quach Thi Lan has been named as the representative for Vietnamese track and field at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, marking the first time the 1995-born athlete has appeared at the largest global multi-sport event.
Lan was nominated by the Vietnam Athletics Federation for the country’s only Olympic place in track and field, awarded to a nation that fails to secure an official berth. She has been designated by the national team’s coaching staff to vie for a medal in the 400m hurdles event, in which she earned the top honour at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
Athlete profile
Hoang Xuan Vinh
Year of birth: 1974
Hometown: Hanoi
Sport: Shooting
Qualified event: Men’s 10m air pistol
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Top Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, who is the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 10m air pistol event, has been chosen to represent the country at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Vinh, 47, takes the honour after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) offered an Olympic ticket for Vietnam in the category, asking the Vietnam Shooting Federation to send an outstanding or well-known marksman to the Games.
Vinh is the oldest among the total 18 Vietnamese Olympians at Tokyo 2020.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy
Year of birth: 1995
Hometown: Ninh Binh
Sport: Judo
Qualified event: Women’s -52kg
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
The International Judo Federation on July 3 confirmed that judoka Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy will represent Vietnam at the Tokyo Olympics, competing in the women’s -52kg category.
Olympic qualification in judo for Tokyo 2020 is dictated by the Olympic Game Quota (OGQ) Rankings, which is based on performance over the past 24 months. The top 18 athletes in every weight division on the OGQ rankings earn a direct qualification to Tokyo 2020. However, only one athlete per country is allowed for each category.
Furthermore, continental quotas are also made available to every regional body and distributed among the weight divisions, with Asia receiving 10 for men and women. The 26-year-old Vietnamese was promoted to clinch one of these continental quotas, replacing Yu Sun Jon (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) who had withdrawn.
Athlete profile
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien
Year of birth: 1996
Hometown: Can Tho
Sport: Swimming
Qualified events: Women’s 200m and 800m freestyle
Career highlights
Road to Tokyo
Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has been included in the list of athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after receiving an invitation from the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
A letter from the FINA was delivered to the Vietnam Aquatic Sports Association (VASA) on the morning of July 2 about the case of Anh Vien. Specifically, the Vietnamese swimming ace will compete in the women’s 200m and 800m freestyle events at the Tokyo Games. According to FIFA regulations, each nation with an athlete meeting Olympic A standard is awarded an Olympic slot for another athlete of the opposite sex.
Earlier, top male swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang qualified for the Games with the A standard in the men’s 800m and 1,500m freestyle. Therefore, Anh Vien has been granted a ticket to Tokyo as she has satisfied many of the B standards in the qualification campaign.
This is the third consecutive time the Can Tho-born swimmer has qualified for the world’s largest multisport event.
