Born in a family of fishermen, wrapped in a bag away from home since childhood and a record-breaking journey
For those who are interested in sports, especially swimming, they will surely know the name Nguyen Huy Hoang. Because in recent years, Huy Hoang has continuously achieved outstanding and remarkable achievements, bringing home prestigious medals for the country’s sports.
Huy Hoang is considered the great hope of Vietnamese swimming at the upcoming 31st SEA Games. During the Departure Ceremony of the Vietnam Sports Delegation held at the National Sports Training Center on April 28, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang had the honor to represent athletes at the 31st SEA Games. declaration.
Coming from a family of fishermen and the journey to the “big sea” of a small “otter” on the banks of the Gianh River
Nguyen Huy Hoang was born in 2000. He was born in Thanh Tien village, Tien Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Binh province. Huy Hoang’s family lives by fishing, catching fish on the Gianh River to feed 6 children. As the youngest child in the family with a passion for swimming, Hoang is often followed by his father when he picks up seaweed as food for fish in cages.
Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has high expectations at SEA Games 31.
Born and raised in the river, swimming with the children here is like a survival skill. Among the children in the same village, Hoang is the best swimmer. People here all call him “otter” because Hoang has a talent for swimming, likes to soak in water and sunbathe, so his body is black.
With a talent for swimming since childhood, Hoang was noticed by gymnastics teachers of Tien Hoa Primary School and selected to join the swimming team to attend the Phu Dong Health Association at district and provincial levels. Only 11 years old, a 5th grade student, Hoang alone wrapped a towel in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province to receive training. After 2 years of training at the Sports and Training Center of Quang Binh province, showing outstanding swimming qualities, Hoang was trained at the National Sports Training Center in Ho Chi Minh City. HCM.
Huy Hoang has undergone a long training journey, away from home since he was quite young.
During this time, he participated in many swimming tournaments and won many high prizes. A year later, the training board and experts summoned Hoang to practice with the athletes at the National Sports Training Center in Can Tho City.
Gold achievements and medals
After many efforts and training efforts, in 2015, Hoang began to have the first impressive results in his swimming career. In his first international competition at the Southeast Asian Youth Swimming Championships, Huy Hoang became a phenomenon of Vietnamese swimming when he won 5 gold medals in the 400m freestyle, 1,500m freestyle events. m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 200m stride and 4x100m relay.
Hoang has won many awards and medals since he was quite young.
In 2016, “Ganh river otter” won another gold medal at 1,500 m, and broke the national record at the National Swimming Championships. In 2017, in the first time attending the 29th SEA Games, Huy Hoang excellently won the gold medal, breaking the SEA Games record with a record of 15 minutes 20 seconds 20.
At ASIAD 18 2018, Huy Hoang won silver in the 1,500m freestyle, he became the first male swimmer in Vietnam to win a medal at ASIAD. In addition, in 2018, Hoang also won the men’s 800m freestyle gold at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Argentina.
At the 30th SEA Games in 2019, Nguyen Huy Hoang continued to win a double gold medal in the 400m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle. In 2021, when attending the Tokyo Olympics, Hoang competed in two events of 800m and 1,500m freestyle swimming, ranked 20/34 and 12/29 respectively.
With his remarkable achievements, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has been honored in the Top 10 Young Vietnamese Faces of 2021 in the field of sports.
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