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| VU Thanh An |
| NOC |
Vietnam
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
07 Aug 1992
in Hanoi, VIE
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| Height | 1.83 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Hanoi, VIE |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Vietnamese |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport at age 15 in Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| Why this sport? |
He was originally involved in football before switching to fencing under the guidance of coach Nguyen Le Ba Quang. |
| Club / Team |
Hanoi: Vietnam |
| Name of coach |
Nguyen Le Ba Quang [national], VIE; Sergey Koryazhkin [personal], RUS |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Championships in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 05 Aug 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Sergey Koryazhkin. (Athlete, 05 Aug 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
He was the flag bearer for Vietnam at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (fie.org, 05 Aug 2016; thethao.vnexpress.net, 21 Aug 2017) |
| Asian Championships |
| 2018 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Wuxi, China |
| 2015 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2015 |
8 |
Individual Sabre |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2014 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
Suwon, Korea |
| 2013 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
Shanghai, China |
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