Văn Ngọc Tú (11 August 1987, Sóc Trăng) is a Vietnamese judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg category.[1] She was a four-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games as well was a one-time silver medalist between 2005 and 2013.[2][3] She also won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Judo Championships.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by future gold medalist of the event, Sarah Menezes.[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the second round by Jeong Bo-kyeong.[6][7][8] After this, she announced her retirement from competition.[9]

Văn Ngọc Tú
Personal information
Born (1987-08-11) August 11, 1987 (age 37)
Sóc Trăng, Vietnam
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Women's judo
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cebu 48kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 48kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane 48kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 48kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta-Palembang 48kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Abu Dhabi 48kg

References

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  1. ^ London2012.com Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "25th SEA Games, Laos - Official Report" (PDF). www.seagfoffice.org. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ^ "Judo Women -48 kg Extra-Light". 2007 SEA Games. 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ "JUA Continental 2011" (PDF). Judo Union of Asia. 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ^ "Ngoc Tu Van". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Văn Ngọc Tú thắng trận đầu ở Olympic 2016" [Van Ngoc Tu won her first match at the 2016 Olympics]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. ^ "Ngoc Tu Van". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Women -48 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Thao, Thể (2016-03-12). "Văn Ngọc Tú giã từ thảm đấu" [Van Ngoc Tu said goodbye to the carpet]. Người lao động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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