Hoàng Xuân Vinh

Hoàng Xuân Vinh

Vinh with Vietnam's first gold Olympic medal in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Vietnam
Born	(1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 Sơn Tây, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	AP60 FP
Coached by	Nguyễn Thị Nhung
Medal record Representing Vietnam Men's Shooting Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air pistol 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m pistol ISSF World Cup 2013 Changwon 10 m air pistol 2014 Fort Benning 10 m air pistol 2015 Munich 50 m pistol 2015 Changwon 50 m pistol 2015 Fort Benning 50 m pistol 2016 Bangkok 10 m air pistol 2016 Munich 10 m air pistol Asian Games 2006 Doha 10 m air pistol team 2014 Incheon 50 m pistol team Asian Championships 2012 Nanchang 10 m air pistol 2012 Doha 25 m center fire pistol team 2012 Doha 25 m center fire pistol 2012 Doha 10 m air pistol 2012 Nanchang 10 m air pistol team Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 25 m cantre fire pistol 2011 Palembang 10 mair pistol 2011 Palembang 25 m center fire pistol 2013 Naypyidaw 10 m air pistol 2013 Naypyidaw 10 m air pistol team 2013 Naypyidaw 50 m free pistol team 2015 Singapore 10 m air pistol team 2015 Singapore 50 m pistol 2011 Palembang 50 m free pistol 2015 Singapore 50 m free pistol team 2005 Manila 10 m air pistol 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 10 m standard pistol 2015 Singapore 10 m air pistol

Template:Vietnamese name Hoàng Xuân Vinh (born 6 October 1974) is a Vietnamese sports shooter who competed in the men's 10 metre air pistol.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 9th in the qualifying round, failing to make the cut for the final by a single point. He also failed to win a medal, taking the 4th place on men's 50m pistol final with a score only 0.1 less than the winner of the bronze medal.

In 2016, he became the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics, beating Brazil's Felipe Almeida Wu in the final round of the 10m air pistol competition with a score of 202.5, which also set an Olympic record based on ISSF Rule changed on 1 January 2013. He also won the silver medal in the 50M pistol competition, making him the first Vietnamese athlete to earn multiple Olympic medals.

Quotes

Huy chương cũng là cách có thêm đồng tiền trang trải cuộc sống. Song, bản lĩnh chỉ đến khi người ta được tôi luyện trong môi trường khắc nghiệt thực sự. Đó là những cuộc đấu sức, đấu trí, là trách nhiệm với quốc gia, với chính bản thân mình.

References

External links

• Hoàng Xuân Vinh at the International Shooting Sport Federation