Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu

Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu (January 7, 1985) is a Vietnamese taekwondo practitioner.[1] She is a three-time medalist (two golds and one bronze) for the women's featherweight division at the Southeast Asian Games.[2][3] She also captured two silver medals in the 53 and 59 kg classes at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, losing out to South Korea's Lee Sung-Hye and Thailand's Sarita Phongsri, respectively.[4][5]

Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu
Personal information
Nationality Vietnam
Born (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985
Hanoi, Vietnam
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Vietnam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Doha 57 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou 57 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Bangkok 59 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Vientiane 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Manila 59 kg

Nguyen qualified for the women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[6][7] Unfortunately, she lost the first preliminary round match to Senegal's Bineta Diedhiou, with a sudden death score of 0–1.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. "Three more golds for Vietnam at SEA Games". Hanoi Times. 14 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. "Vietnam now in 1st place at SEA Games". Look At Vietnam. 12 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. "Lee Sung Hye wins women's 59kg taekwondo gold at Doha Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 11 December 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. "Olympian strikes silver in women's Taekwondo". Vietnam News Today. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. "Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Kicks Off in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Nov. 28 for 3-Day Run". World Taekwondo Federation. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. "Hoai Thu's HCM City silver earns Olympic berth". Vietnam News. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. "Women's 57kg (126 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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