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Nguyễn Thúy Hiền

Nguyễn Thúy Hiền (born 3 November 1979) is a retired Vietnamese wushu athlete. Considered one of the greatest figures in wushu history and an icon of Vietnamese sports, she won seven world wushu championships.[1][2][3]

Nguyễn Thúy Hiền
Nguyễn Thúy Hiền on New Year's Eve 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)'Nữ hoàng Wushu' ("Queen of Wushu")
'Cô gái vàng' ("Golden Girl")
Born (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 45)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Qiangshu
TeamVietnam (1993-2005)
Now coachingDương Thúy Vi
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Women's Wushu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 1997 Rome Qiangshu
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2001 Yerevan Changquan (old)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Yerevan Daoshu (new)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Yerevan Qiangshu (old)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Changquan
Silver medal – second place 1995 Baltimore Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rome Changquan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rome Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong Qiangshu
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Baltimore Changquan
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Baltimore Qiangshu
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Incheon CQ All-Around
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Hanoi Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 1996 Manila Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hanoi CQ All-around
Silver medal – second place 1996 Manila Changquan
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hanoi Changquan
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hanoi Qiangshu
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Changquan
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Qiangshu
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 2003 Hanoi Qiangshu
Southeast Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Hanoi Changquan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Hanoi Daoshu

Early life

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Thúy Hiền grew up in the Gia Lâm District of Hanoi.[4] Her father was a player at the football club Song Lam Nghe An FC, and her sister Nguyễn Thuý Vinh became a national player in badminton.[5]

At the age of eleven, she and her sister began practicing shaolinquan in secret from her mother but with support from their father.[1] Due to her success in various competitions, she was selected by Hoàng Vĩnh Giang of the Hanoi Department of Physical Education to enter the first wushu class in Hanoi after just a year of training.[1] She started training with Nguyễn Tùng Lâm, Nguyễn Xuân Thi, and Chinese coaches Trần Húc Hồng and Phan Hán Quang. After further success, she was selected to the national team in 1993 at the age of fourteen.[6]

Career

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1993–1997

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After joining the Vietnamese Wushu Team, Thúy Hiền's international debut was at the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she became the first world champion in wushu for Vietnam by winning the daoshu event.[7][8] She also won a silver medal in changquan at the competition.[9] Her world title at just fourteen years old set in motion the popularity of wushu across Vietnam, and Thúy Hiền began to become a household name.[10] A year later, she competed in the women's changquan event at the 1994 Asian Games and finished fifth overall.[11] Another year later, she competed at the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, USA, and was a triple-medalist, winning a silver medal in daoshu and two bronze medals in changquan and qiangshu.[12]

In early 1996, she was sent to train with the Guangdong wushu team for ten months, then appeared at the 4th Asian Wushu Championships in Manila, Philippines, and won a silver medal in changquan and a bronze medal in daoshu.[2] After her time in China, she competed in the wushu event at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and won gold medals in changquan and daoshu.[13] Twenty days later, she competed in the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, and was a triple medalist again by winning two silver medals in changquan and daoshu and becoming the world champion in qiangshu.[14]

1998–2003

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At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Thúy Hiền competed once again in women's changquan and was able to win the silver medal.[15][16] She was a triple medalist once again at the 1999 World Wushu Championships Hong Kong, this time by being world champion in changquan and winning silver medals in her weapons events.[17] The following year, she returned to the Asian Wushu Championships in Saigon to win a gold medal in daoshu and two silver medals in changquan and qiangshu, but lost the all-around title by 0.01 points.[18]

In the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she became a triple gold medalist.[4] Shortly after in the 2001 World Wushu Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she was again a triple gold medalist.[19][20] She intended to retire after this competition due to illness, but perhaps due to her numerous successes, she remained a member of the wushu team.[21]

A year later, she competed in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but only placed fourth in women's changquan.[22] The following year, Thúy Hiền competed in the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau where she became the world champion in daoshu.[23] At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games a few weeks later, she was the torch bearer for the opening ceremony.[24] At the wushu competition, she was once again a triple gold medalist in changquan, daoshu, and qiangshu.[25] After sustaining an injury at the competition, Thúy Hiền officially declared her retirement in 2005, becoming a coach and a judge in wushu with a permanent position in the Hanoi Department of Physical Education and Sports.[26]

Post-retirement and personal life

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Nguyen married Vietnamese singer Tú Dưa in 2002, whom she met in a concert in 1998.[2] In the 2000s, they opened a clothing store together as a side business to Thúy Hiền's coaching.[27] The couple divorced in 2006 and Thuy Hien won custody of both of their daughters.[2][28] She married her second husband, Tiến Dũng, on 30 March 2019 after dating for more than a year.[29][30]

Due to her constant training and injuries in her youth, she suffers from stomach and spinal pain.[21][4] She has stated that her relationships and pain struggles has left her to feel lonely and depressed at times.[4]

Competitive history

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Year Event CQ DS QS AA
1993 World Championships    
1994 Asian Games 5 6 4 5
1995 Southeast Asian Championships    
World Championships      
1996 Asian Championships    
1997 Southeast Asian Games    
World Championships      
1998 Asian Games ? ? ?  
1999 World Championships      
2000 Asian Championships    
2001 Southeast Asian Games      
World Championships      
2002 Asian Games 5 6 4 4
2003 World Championships  
Southeast Asian Games      

Awards

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By the Government of Vietnam:

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Sự thật ảnh cưới tú dưa và vận động viên wushu thúy hiền bị vứt vỉa hè" [The truth is that the wedding photo of wushu athlete Thuy Hien was thrown on the sidewalk]. 90namdangbothanhhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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  5. ^ Lăng, Bằng (6 September 2017). "Thúy Hiền yêu bạn trai kém 10 tuổi: Hạnh phúc đã mỉm cười!" [Thuy Hien loves her boyfriend 10 years younger: Happiness has smiled!]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ Lê, Thương; Theo, Trí Thức Trẻ (8 January 2016). "Nữ hoàng Wushu Việt Nam Thúy Hiền: "Có lúc tôi muốn chết cho xong"" [Vietnam's Wushu Queen Thuy Hien: "Sometimes I want to die"]. Kênh 14 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ Knight, Matthew; Natasha, Maguder (31 December 2014). "Duong Thuy Vi: The acrobatic artistry of Vietnam's Wushu champion". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ Minh, Quang (17 June 2007). "Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Cô gái vàng"" [Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Golden Girl"]. Hànộimới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  9. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  10. ^ Quang, Minh (17 June 2007). "Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Cô gái vàng"" [Nguyen Thuy Hien "Golden Girl"]. vo-thuat.net (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Women's Changquan Three Events Combined −4-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newsire. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  12. ^ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. ^ Guen Chin, Dan; Megan, M.K.; Rai, Vijesh; Baharudin, Zakri (15 October 1997). "Shanti provides the shine". New Straits Times. Malaysia. p. 48. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  14. ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Wushu results from 13th Asian Games". Kyodo News. Bangkok. Japan Economic Newswire. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  16. ^ "第13回バンコクアジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [13th Bangkok Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  18. ^ "5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam" [第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催]. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  19. ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Vietnam to Compete at World Wushu, Body-Building Championships". Xinhua General News Service. Hanoi. Xinhua News Agency. 30 October 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Nguyễn Thúy Hiền, cô gái vàng của thể thao Việt Nam" [Nguyen Thuy Hien, the golden girl of Vietnamese sports]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). 11 September 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  22. ^ "WUSHU Women's Changquan Three Events Combined Final". busanasiangames.org. 17 February 2003. Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. ^ "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Nguyễn Thúy Hiền cầm đuốc trong ngày khai mạc SEA Games" [Nguyen Thuy Hien holds the torch on the opening day of the SEA Games]. Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 25 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  25. ^ a b c Phạm, Ngọc (1 February 2014). "Môn thể thao của những "hồng nhan"" [The sport of the "red face"]. Người lao động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  26. ^ a b "VĐV wushu Nguyễn Thúy Hiền" [Wushu athlete Nguyễn Thúy Hiền]. nguoinoitieng.tv (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  27. ^ Lan, Phương (6 November 2005). "Dân thể thao làm kinh doanh" [Sportspeople doing business]. Thanh Niên. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  28. ^ Nguyễn, Công (10 May 2019). "Nhan sắc hot girl của con gái Tú Dưa và 'nữ hoàng wushu' Thúy Hiền" [The hot girl beauty of Tu Dua's and 'wushu queen' Thuy Hien's daughter]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  29. ^ Nguyễn, Công (4 April 2019). "Khoảnh khắc ngọt ngào thuở hò hẹn của Thúy Hiền và chồng mới cưới" [The sweet moment of Thuy Hien and her newlywed husband's dating]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  30. ^ Kim, Khánh (2 April 2019). "'Nữ hoàng Wushu' Thúy Hiền hạnh phúc bên chồng mới" ['Wushu Queen' Thuy Hien is happy with her new husband]. Báo Pháp Luật (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Vietnam Name Top Ten Athletes of the Year". Xinhua General News Service. Hanoi. Xinhua News Agency. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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