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Thanh Tung Vo

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Vietnam
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S5, SB4, SM5

Further personal information

Residence
Can Tho, VIE
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Vietnamese

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2005 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Why this sport?
His father used to travel to work by boat every day on the river and taught him how to swim for safety reasons.
Club / Team
Da Nang Sports Training Centre: Vietnam
Name of coach
Nguyen Dang Vien [national]

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
Vietnam

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the S5 50m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
Injuries
He missed three months of training shortly after the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He believed the problem was due to over-training. (Athlete, 12 Mar 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Only winning a medal can write history." (vietnamnet.vn, 13 May 2021)
Awards and honours
He was named Vietnam's Most Outstanding Paralympic Athlete of the Year in 2014. (talkvietnam.com, 01 Jan 2015)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (vietnamnet.vn, 13 May 2021; en.nhandan.vn, 20 Aug 2021)
Impairment
His impairment is the result of the effects of polio contracted at age four. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2012-08-30 7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2012-08-30 3
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2012-09-06 2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 2012-09-06 6
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 3 2012-09-07 4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2012-09-08 3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2012-09-08 6
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2015-07-13 5
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final 1 2015-07-13 5
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2015-07-15 10
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final 1 2015-07-16 6
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 2 2015-07-16 6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2015-07-17 3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2015-07-17 3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2015-07-19 6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2015-07-19 7
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final Round 2016-09-10 7
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 2 2016-09-10 5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-12 2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-12 2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2016-09-16 2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 2016-09-16 4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-17 2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-17 5
Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2017-12-02 3
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 1 2017-12-04 2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final 1 2017-12-04 2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2017-12-05 2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2017-12-05 2