Hoàng Anh Tuấn

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Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Personal information
Born (1985-02-12) February 12, 1985 (age 39)
Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Vietnam
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing -56 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha -56 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha -56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Santo Domingo -56 kg

Hoàng Anh Tuấn (born 12 February 1985

Bắc Ninh Province) is a Vietnamese weightlifter
.

At the 2005 Junior World Championships, he won the silver medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 276 kg.[2] He participated in the men's -56 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, with a total of 279 kg.[3]

Tuấn participated in the men’s -56 kg class at the

Sergio Álvarez Boulet. He snatched 124 kg and jerked an additional 152 kg for a total of 276 kg, 4 kg behind winner Li.[4]

He also won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games, at 56 kg, lifting 128 kg in the snatch and 157 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 285 kg.

At the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, he won the gold medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 279 kg.[5]

He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after lifting a total of 290 kg.[5]

In some weightlifting statistics, he appears misspelled as "Anh Tuan Hoang".[4]

Hoàng Anh Tuấn was named 2008 Vietnam Sportsman of the Year.[6]

From 18 September 2010, he was handed a two year ban for testing positive with oxilofrine, a substance banned by World Anti-Doping Agency in competitive sports.[7]

After retiring from competitive weightlifting, he became a coach, training his fellow athletes to participate in international competitions such as Asian Games.

References

  1. ^ "Hoang Anh Tuan's profile in SEA Games 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  2. ^ "HOANGANH Tuan". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
  3. ^ "TUAN Hoang Anh". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
  4. ^ a b "HOANG Anh Taun". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
  5. ^ a b "HOANG Anh Tuan". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
  6. ^ "Weightlifter Hoang Tuan Anh – top sportsman of 2008". VietNamNet Bridge. 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  7. ^ "Dính doping, lực sỹ Hoàng Anh Tuấn bị cấm thi đấu 2 năm | Báo Dân trí".

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