Nguyễn Thị Huyền (athlete)

Nguyễn Thị Huyền (born 19 May 1993) is a Vietnamese runner and hurdler who specializes in the 400 m distance.

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thị Huyền.
Nguyễn Thị Huyền
Nguyễn at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Nationality Vietnam
Born (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993
Ý Yên, Nam Định, Vietnam
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m - 52.00 (2015)
400 mH - 56.06 (2017)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Asian Athletics Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar 400 m hurdles
2017 Bhubaneswar 4×400 m
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Colombo 400 m hurdles
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore400 m
2015 Singapore400 m hurdles
2015 Singapore4 × 400 m
2017 Kuala Lumpur400 m hurdles
2017 Kuala Lumpur400 m
2017 Kuala Lumpur4 × 400 m

At the 2014 Asian Games Nguyễn finished seventh in the 400 metres and fifth in the 4 × 400 m relay.[3][4]

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Nguyễn won the 400 m, 400 m hurdles, and 4×400 m relay and set games records in the latter two events. Her results in these games gave her two individual qualifying times for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and the 2016 Olympics.[5]

References
  1. Thi Huyen Nguyen. rio2016.com
  2. Thi Huyen NGUYEN. IAAF
  3. "SGGP English Edition- 2014 Asian Games: Quach Thi Lan wins first silver medal". saigon-gpdaily.com.vn. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  4. "Result | AT | Sports". incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. "Double gold for Cray and Londa at Southeast Asian Games | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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