Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Personal information
Born (1985-02-12) February 12, 1985
Quế Võ, 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[1] in 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 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Li Zheng and 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. 1 2 "HOANG Anh Taun". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
  5. 1 2 "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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