Anasztázia Nguyen (born 9 January 1993)[1] is a Hungarian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the long jump.

Anasztázia Nguyen
Nguyen in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAnasztázia Nguyen
NicknameNaszti
NationalityHungarian
Born (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country Hungary
SportSprint running
ClubBudapesti Honvéd SE
Coached byDezső Szabó
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's athletics
World Youth Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brixen Medley Relay

Early life and career edit

Nguyen was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest[2] to a Vietnamese father and a Hungarian mother. Her father left the family when Anasztázia was a child and she was brought up by her mother.[3]

She began her career in 2002[4] by KSI SE under the guidance of former Summer Universiade winner decathlete Dezső Szabó. First she also practiced long jumping and pole vaulting, but eventually decided to concentrate fully on sprint running.[5] In 2009 Szabó switched to Budapesti Honvéd SE to where Nguyen followed her coach.

Among her best results are a silver medal from the 2009 World Youth Championships in medley relay,[6] a seventh place in 100 metres on the same event[7] and a fifth place from the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics also in 100 metres.[8] In addition, Nguyen had won three Hungarian Athletics Championships in 100 metres (2009, 2010, 2011) and one in 200 metres (2011).[9] She also the national junior record in 60 metres (7.40) and in 100 metres (11.55).[10]

For her performances in 2011 she was given the Heraklész Award in the best female athlete category.[11]

At Gyula memorial in 2019 showed a result of 6.70 metres in the long jump.[12]

Personal bests edit

As of 30 May 2015[1]
Event Performance Venue Date
60 metres 7.32 s Budapest, Hungary 21 February 2015
100 metres 11.43 s Budapest, Hungary 30 May 2015
200 metres 23.81 s Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2011
long jump 6.77 m Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2019

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Anasztázia Nguyen Biography". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Akkor jó, ha se kép, se hang" (in Hungarian). utanpotlassport.hu. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Az atléta célja a 2016-os riói olimpia" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Anasztázia Nguyen Profile" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. ^ "A riói olimpián már ott lenne csinos atlétánk". NSO TV (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Medley Relay – Women's Final". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 12 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  7. ^ "100 Metres – Women's Final". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 12 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  8. ^ "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls 100m Final A" (PDF). 2010 Youth Olympics official website. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Profile of Barbara Petráhn". All Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Magyar szabadtéri junior női rekordok" [Hungarian outdoor junior women records] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Athletic Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Héraklész-elismerés Anasztáziának" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Gyulai Memorial: Nguyen egyéni csúccsal harmadik távolban". 2019-07-09.