Nguyễn Thị Thiết

Nguyễn Thị Thiết (born October 27, 1984) is a Vietnamese weightlifter.[1] She won a total of four medals (one gold and three silver) for the 63 kg class at the Southeast Asian Games (2003 in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2005 in Manila, Philippines, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 2009 in Vientiane, Laos).[2]

Nguyễn Thị Thiết
Personal information
Nationality Vietnam
Born (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984
Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Hanoi 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane 63 kg

Nguyen made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (63 kg). She finished only in sixth place by ten kilograms short of her record from South Korea's Kim Soo-Kyung, with a total of 205.0 kilograms (95 in the snatch, and 110 in the clean and jerk).[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Nguyen qualified for the second time in the women's 63 kg class, after finishing second from the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Kanazawa, Japan.[4] Nguyen placed fifth in this event, as she successfully lifted 100 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 125 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 225 kg.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nguyen Thi Thiet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. "From Swimmer to Weightlifting". Vietnam Cultural Window. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. "Thành tích của Nguyễn Thị Thiết tại Olympic tụt giảm" [Nguyen Thi Thiet lost an Olympic achievement] (in Vietnamese). VN Express. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. "Female weightlifter Nguyen Thi Thiet qualifies for Olympics". PhanVien. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. "Women's 63kg (139 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. "Beijing Olympics: Weightlifter Nguyen Thi Thiet placed fifth". Voice of Vietnam. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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