Nguyễn Văn Hùng (athlete)

For the martial artist, see Nguyễn Văn Hùng (martial artist).
Nguyễn Văn Hùng
Personal information
Nationality Vietnamese
Born (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Triple jump

Nguyễn Văn Hùng (born April 3, 1989) is a Vietnamese track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump.[1] He competed in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, failing to qualify for the final,[2] and finished fifth in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. In July 2010, at the 17th Ho Chi Minh City Open International Athletics Tournament, he set a new Vietnamese national record in the triple jump, leaping 16.41 meters (53 ft 10.1 in) and breaking his own previous record of 16.37 meters (53 ft 8.5 in).[3]

See also

Notes

  1. "Nguyen Van Hung (biography)". International Association of Athletics Federations / iaaf.org. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. "Triple jump qualifying: Results". 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. August 16, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  3. "Four national records broken in Ho Chi Minh City". Look at Vietnam. July 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.