CAO Ngoc Hung

Date of Birth: 10 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F57

Birth Country:

Vietnam

Place of residence : HO CHI MINH CITY

Residence Country:

Vietnam

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw - F57	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F57 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	Javelin Throw - F57	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43.27
4	Men's Javelin Throw F57/58	2012	London, GBR	46.51
NoM	Men's Discus Throw F57/58	2012	London, GBR	NoM
World Championships
4	Javelin Throw - F57	2019	Dubai, UAE	41.71
5	Discus Throw - F57	2017	London, GBR	41.07
7	Javelin Throw - F57	2017	London, GBR	37.26
8	Javelin Throw - F57	2015	Doha, QAT	36.75
13	Discus Throw - F57	2015	Doha, QAT	38.51
Asian Para Games
5	Men's Javelin Throw F56/57	2018	Jakarta, INA	41.20
6	Discus Throw - F57	2018	Jakarta, INA	38.92

Cooking. (tuoitrenews.vn, 05 Jan 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Chef

Wife Nguyen Thi Hai, one daughter, one son

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

His wife Nguyen Thi Hai represented Vietnam in athletics [discus and javelin] at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012. (thethao.vnexpress.net, 21 Oct 2016; paralympic.org, 2017; vietnamnet.vn, 01 Mar 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 07 May 2021)

He took up the sport in 2003 at age 13 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015; thethao.tuoitre.vn, 23 Oct 2014)

He liked sports. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

To win gold or silver at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hcmcpv.org.vn, 23 Jan 2020; vietnamnet.vn, 01 Mar 2021)

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Philosophy:

"Confident." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

He was Vietnam's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org, 29 Aug 2012)

General Interest

Classification
F57 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
He has limited movement in his left leg as a result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness at age two. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015; irishtimes.com, 24 Jul 2012)

General
OCCUPATION
He and his wife, Vietnamese Para athlete Nguyen Thi Hai, run a restaurant. He works as a chef at the business. "Being a cook is so hard, many people worry about me, especially seeing that although one of my legs is weak I have to stand in the kitchen constantly. But I get used to it, I can still do it." (paralympic.org.vn, 13 Mar 2020; vietnamnet.vn, 01 Mar 2021)

Milestones

He became the first athlete representing Vietnam to win a medal in athletics at the Paralympic Games, when he claimed bronze in the F57 javelin at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2017; thethao.vnexpress.net, 21 Oct 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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