Nguyen Duy Bang is the record high jumper and the historic SEA Games gold medal

Coming to high jump at the age of 15, the boy from Ben Tre quickly matured with great effort. At the age of 19, Nguyen Duy Bang was a promising athlete of Vietnam high jump when he participated in the 21st SEA Games held in Malaysia in 2001. The 19-year-old boy won the bronze medal with a record of 2.11m, second behind. the legendary Loo Kum Zee (Malaysia, 2.18m). The achievement of 2.11m at that time became a national record in the surprise of experts.

Back at the 2003 SEA Games at home, Nguyen Duy Bang changed his medal color when he won silver with 2.10m, and the gold medal still belonged to Loo Kum Zee (Malaysia, 2.15m). In this SEA Games, Duy Bang has not yet reached the maturity of his career, but his performance is quite stable at this time.

He made great progress when he set a national record of up to 2.25m. This incredible achievement was repeated at the 2004 Asian Stars Awards at the age of 22. Nguyen Duy Bang established a bar level that many experts said it would be difficult for Vietnamese athletes to knock down later.

That is the baggage that helps Nguyen Duy Bang confidently come to the 2005 SEA Games in Manila (Philippines) – the congress in which Vietnam really dominates. This is also the most successful SEA Games for the guy born in 1982 when he won the first men’s high jump gold medal in the Southeast Asian arena after jumping 2.14m. With this gold medal, Nguyen Duy Bang went down in history and affirmed his position in the ranks of sports stars at that time.

Two years later, Nguyen Duy Bang was the flag bearer of the Vietnamese sports delegation marching at the Opening Ceremony of the 25th SEA Games in 2007. He shared his feelings at that time: “It is an honor to hold my flag at the forefront. “.

Expected to bring home gold, however, Duy Bang achieved 2.17m and won silver at the 2007 SEA Games. The gold medalist was the emerging talent at that time, Lee Hup Wei with a record of 2.19m.

17 years since Nguyen Duy Bang won the high jump gold medal in the Philippines, Vietnamese track and field athletes have not been able to win the men’s high jump gold medal in the SEA Games arena.

At this SEA Games at home, Nguyen Duy Bang returned to My Dinh Stadium with a different role, no longer in suspense and determination before the big steps, but as a member of the refereeing department. athletics at the 31st SEA Games.

More specifically, he will experience anxiety and wait for the dance steps of his student Pham Quynh Giang in the women’s high jump. This 19-year-old student attended the SEA Games for the first time and is expected to bring home the women’s high jump gold medal at this year’s tournament.