Hoàng Xuân Vinh
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Hoàng Xuân Vinh (born October 6, 1974 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese sport shooter.
Xuân Vinh participated in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the 10 meter air pistol and a silver in the 50 meter pistol competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first-ever and currently only athlete from Vietnam to win an Olympic gold medal.
Career[edit]
Xuân Vinh's professional career in sports shooting spans two Summer Olympic games.
2012 Summer Olympics[edit]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 9th in the qualifying round for 10 meter air pistol, unable to make the final by a point.[1] In the 50 meter pistol final he took the 4th place with a score of only 0.1 less than the winner of the bronze medal.[2]
2016 Summer Olympics[edit]
In 2016, he became the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Olympics, beating Brazil's Felipe Wu in the final round of the 10 meter air pistol competition with a score of 202.5 against 202.1 of the Brazilian, which also set an Olympic record after ISSF rules' change on January 1, 2013.[3] He also won the silver medal in the 50 meter pistol competition, making him the first Vietnamese athlete to earn two Olympic medals.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "10m air pistol 60 shots men". olympic.org. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Hoàng Xuân Vinh giành vé dự Olympic cho bắn súng Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). dantri.com.vn. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Vietnamese Colonel breaks world record at National Games". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Vietnamese Hoang Xuan Vinh wins silver for shooting". thanhniennews.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.