Trần Lê Quốc Toàn (born 5 April 1989) is a male Vietnamese weightlifter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -56 kg class.[2] He initially finished 4th,[3] however was awarded the bronze medal in 2019, after the originally 3rd Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan was disqualified for doping.[4]
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| Nationality | Vietnamese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1989 Da Nang, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 56kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nguyen Van Ngoc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 3[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 284kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He placed 4th in both the 2012 and 2013 World Championships behind Valentin Hristov and compatriot Thach Kim Tuan.[5]
Trần Lê Quốc Toàn finished in 5th at the 2016 Olympics, with a total of 275 kg (snatch = 121 kg, clean and jerk = 154 kg).[3]
References edit
- ^ Đài Phát Thanh Và Truyền Hình Bình Thuận Archived 2012-12-24 at archive.today
- ^ "Results by Events | International Weightlifting Federation". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
- ^ a b "Trán Le Quoc Toan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING VALENTIN HRISTOV, International Olympic Committee, 27 March 2019.
- ^ Weightlifter Le Quoc Toan earns a card to Olympics - Related news - 4/25/2012 - VietnamNet English Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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