Trịnh Thu Vinh (born 21 September 2000) is a Vietnamese sport shooter. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished 4th in the 10 metre air pistol event.[1]

Trịnh Thu Vinh
Personal information
NationalityVietnamese
Born (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24)
Thạch Thành, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
Sport
CountryVietnam
SportShooting
Event(s)10 metre air pistol, 25 metre pistol
Coached byPark Chung-gun
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Vietnam
Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Jakarta mixed 10 m air pistol
Asian Shooting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Changwon 10 m air pistol
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi 10 m air pistol team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi 10 m air pistol

Career

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Thu Vinh started her sports career in 2014 at the Vietnam People's Public Security athletics team, training as a middle distance runner. After three years practicing athletics, she quit the sport after failing to achieve any results. Then, with the guidance of her coaches, she took up sports shooting. After only one year of training, Thu Vinh showed her potential with two gold medals (individual, team) and set a national youth record in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2018 Vietnam's National Youth Air Pistol Championship.[2][3]

At the 2021 SEA Games held in her home country Vietnam, Thu Vinh won a silver medal and bronze medal in the women's team and individual 10m air pistol event. She competed in the 2022 Asian Games and finished sixth at the women's 10 metre air pistol event.[4]

In 2023, Thu Vinh qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after finishing fifth in the 10 metre air pistol event at the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[5] At her debut appearance in the Olympic Games, she was ranked 4th in the 10 metre air pistol event, thus missed out the chance to win a medal.[6] She also qualified to the final round of the 25 metre pistol event and finished at 7th place.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ISSF Profile – TRINH Thu Vinh". ISSF. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trịnh Thu Vinh tập điền kinh, toả sáng trên trường bắn và "hồng tâm" Olympic 2024" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Trịnh Thu Vinh: Từ vận động viên điền kinh đến xạ thủ giành vé dự Olympic" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Trịnh Thu Vinh – nữ xạ thủ tài năng của bắn súng Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Xạ thủ Trịnh Thu Vinh là ai? Quê ở đâu?" (in Vietnamese). Webthethao. 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Trịnh Thu Vinh ở tuổi 24: Từ VĐV điền kinh đến tốp 4 Olympic môn bắn súng" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Trịnh Thu Vinh đứng thứ bảy ở chung kết 25m súng ngắn Olympic 2024" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 3 August 2024.
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