Tu Huyhn
Tu Huyhn with the bronze medal he won at the Atlanta Paralympics | ||||||||||
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Nationality | Australia | |||||||||
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10 September 1978 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | |||||||||
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Tu Huyhn (born 10 September 1978)[1] is an Australian boccia Paralympian.[2] He was born in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.[1]
The pairs C/WAD team of Kris Bignall and Tu Huyhn were ranked as the seventh best pair in the world prior to the start of the games. They surprised the world when they won a bronze medal after beating Spain and New Zealand in the preliminaries, and after beating an American pair in the bronze medal match. Their medal was the first medal Australia had won in this sport in international competition.[2]
Tu Huyhn also competed in the individual events in the C1 WAD category. He finished fifth in pool play and did not qualify for the medal play off stage.[2]
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