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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Hanoi, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Nanquan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Vietnam Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nguyễn Phương Lan is a former wushu taolu athlete from Vietnam. She was among the first generation of renowned athletes from Vietnam, having achieved numerous victories in internal competition.
Career[edit]
Nguyễn was a competitive swimmer in her youth, and later started practicing shaolinquan for a year in 1991. The following year, she was selected by the Hanoi Department of Physical Education to join the first wushu class in Vietnam despite being married and a factory worker.
Competitive career[edit]
Nguyễn made her international debut at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games where she won a bronze medal in jianshu. Two years later, she competed in the 1995 World Wushu Championships and won a silver medal in jianshu and a bronze medal in daoshu.[1] Wushu was later re-introduced in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games and Nguyễn won the gold medal in nanquan and a silver medal in qiangshu. Shortly after, she was a triple medalist at the 1997 World Wushu Championships, winning a silver medal in jianshu and two bronze medals in nanquan and qiangshu.[2] Two years later, she was the first world champion in nangun and won a silver medal in nandao and bronze medal in nanquan at the 1999 World Wushu Championships.[3] A year later at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships, she won gold medals in nandao and nangun as well as a silver medal in nanquan and won the all-around championship for female nanquan.[4] A year later at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, Nguyễn won a gold medal in nandao and nangun combined and a bronze medal in nanquan. Her last competition was at the 2001 World Wushu Championships, where she won two silver medals in nanquan and nangun and a bronze medal in nandao.[5]
Coaching career[edit]
In 2003, Nguyễn became the coach of the Vietnam National Youth Wushu Team. In 2007, she became the national team coach.
Awards[edit]
- Labor Order, 2nd class (2001)
References[edit]
- ^ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam" [第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催]. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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