Vũ Thị Trang (born 19 May 1992) is a badminton player from Vietnam. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2] She was a bronze medallist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.[3]

Vũ Thị Trang
Personal information
CountryVietnam
Born (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)
Lạng Giang, Bắc Giang, Vietnam
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking34 (WS 8 June 2017)
53 (WD 23 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Vietnam
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore Girls' singles
BWF profile

In 2016, Vũ married fellow Vietnam badminton Olympian Nguyễn Tiến Minh.[4]

Achievements edit

SEA Games edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar   Busanan Ongbamrungphan 11–21, 18–21   Bronze
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore   Busanan Ongbamrungphan 11–21, 17–21   Bronze

Youth Olympic Games edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore   Sarah Milne 21–15, 22–20   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Vietnam Open   Sayaka Takahashi 9–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Vietnam International Series   Supamart Mingchua 21–23, 21–9, 21–8   Winner
2015 White Nights   Rong Schafer 21–14, 21–14   Winner
2016 Waikato International   Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu 21–12, 21–15   Winner
2016 Vietnam International   Saena Kawakami 19–21, 21–19, 21–13   Winner
2016 Bangladesh International   Nguyễn Thùy Linh 21–18, 21–13   Winner
2017 Vietnam International   Pornpawee Chochuwong 16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Ghana International   Mugdha Agrey 21–10, 21–6   Winner
2019 Maldives International   Iris Wang 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Brittney Tam 21–14, 20–22, 21–11   Winner
2022 Vietnam International Series   Nguyễn Thùy Linh 15–21, 10–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Vietnam International Series   Nguyễn Thị Sen   Đặng Kim Ngân
  Lê Thị Thanh Thủy
22–20, 21–15   Winner
2016 Vietnam International Series   Nguyễn Thị Sen   Lim Yin Loo
  Yap Cheng Wen
21–18, 24–22   Winner
2016 Bangladesh International   Nguyễn Thị Sen   Meghana Jakkampudi
  Poorvisha S Ram
21–6, 20–22, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Thi Trang (B) VU". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Athlete: Thi Trang (b) Vu Thi". www.rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Youth Olympic Games Girls' Singles Playoff Results" (PDF). Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ Hearn, Don (29 December 2016). "Two new badminton couples to greet the New Year". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

External links edit