VO Thanh Tung

Date of Birth: 26 Jul 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S5

Place of birth: CAN THO

Birth Country:

Vietnam

Place of residence : CAN THO

Residence Country:

Vietnam

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S5
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S5
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S5
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S5
	Men's 50m Butterfly - S5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S5 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	50m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	33.94
4	50m Backstroke - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	40.13
5	100m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:18.02
6	100m Freestyle - S5	2012	London, GBR	1:19.83
6	50m Backstroke - S5	2012	London, GBR	42.59
7	50m Butterfly - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	39.44
7	50m Freestyle - S5	2012	London, GBR	36.05
10	50m Butterfly - S5	2012	London, GBR	43.82
World Championships
2	50m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	34.59
2	50m Backstroke - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	40.36
3	100m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:19.56
3	50m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	34.88
5	50m Backstroke - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	41.42
6	50m Butterfly - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	40.80
7	100m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:21.12
10	200m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:16.15
Asian Para Games
1	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:17.02
1	200m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	3:00.02
1	50m Backstroke - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	38.50
2	50m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	34.40
2	50m Butterfly - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	39.45
8	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2018	Jakarta, INA

Occupation:

Can Tho Technical College, Vietnam

Languages spoken:

Da Nang Sports Training Centre [Vietnam]

Nguyen Dang Vien [national]

2009 for Vietnam (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

He missed three months of training shortly after the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He believed the problem was due to over-training. (Athlete, 12 Mar 2013)

National team:

2009 (vietnamnet.vn, 13 May 2021)

He took up the sport in 2005 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

His father used to travel to work by boat every day on the river and taught him how to swim for safety reasons. (Athlete, 12 Mar 2013; nhandan.com.vn, 31 Jan 2011)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (vietnamnet.vn, 13 May 2021; en.nhandan.vn, 20 Aug 2021)

Winning silver in the S5 50m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

His family. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Only winning a medal can write history." (vietnamnet.vn, 13 May 2021)

He was named Vietnam's Most Outstanding Paralympic Athlete of the Year in 2014. (talkvietnam.com, 01 Jan 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB4, SM5 (IPC, 10 Apr 2020, 21 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of the effects of polio contracted at age four. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tung.vothanh.549

Legend

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

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