Trịnh Văn Vinh (born 17 December 1995) is a

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. He won a silver medal at the

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. He also represented Vietnam at the

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Early life

Văn Vinh was born in 1995 in

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Bắc Ninh Bắc Ninh () is a city in the Northern Vietnam, northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a populat ...

in a farming family. He started practicing weightlifting in 2008, after weightlifter coach Đõ Đình Du successfully convinced Văn Vinh's family to let him train at the province's Training Center, as he saw Văn Vinh's adaptable physique to the sport during a talent search in secondary schools throughout Bắc Ninh.

Career

Early successes

Văn Vinh emerged as one of Vietnam's most promising weightlifters in the 62 kg category and was called up to the national team at the age of 20. As he began competing internationally, he won consecutive gold medals in the clean and jerk events and silver medals in the total lift at the 2016 Asian Championships. In 2017, Văn Vinh won the gold medal at the 62 kg snatch event in the 2017 World Championships, with a lift of 136 kg to set a personal record. In the

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in Malaysia, Văn Vinh created a big surprise in the 62 kg category as he won the gold medal with a total lift of 307 kg and set the Games' record, defeating Olympics silver medalist

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by 1 kg. An year later, Eko got his revenge after he winning the gold medal at the 62kg event at the

with a total lift of 311 kg. Văn Vinh won the silver medal at the second place with 12 kg less but still made history by becoming the first Vietnamese weightlifters to win a medal in this weight class.

Doping ban

Following his achievements in several major competitions, Văn Vinh was in the group of athletes receiving key investment with the target to win a medal at the

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. In November 2018, the

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(IWF) travelled to Vietnam and tested doping on Văn Vinh according to regulations. In February 2019, the test results announced that he tested positive for exogenous testosterone and another banned substances. As a result, the

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(WADA) imposed a 4-year ban from competition a fine of US$5,000 and to Văn Vinh. He decided to not appeal to the decision and accepted the sanction. According to Văn Vinh, the banned substances were part of the medicaments he used to treat his injury to recover on time for the National championship.

Comeback and qualification to the Olympics

In February 2023, Văn Vinh finished his 4-year ban and returned to compete internationally. He participated in the 61 kg event in the

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in China, ranked 6th after a total lift of 292 kg. In April 2024, he officially secured at spot at the

, after finishing in the top 10 of the 61 kg event at the

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. In August 2024, Văn Vinh competed in the men's 61 kg event at the

held in Paris, France. He failed three attempts to lift 128 kg in the Snatch and he did not compete in the Clean & Jerk. A successful attempt in the Snatch would have placed Văn Vinh in the third position after the lift.

Achievements

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