Đàm Thanh Xuân (born 11 January 1985) is a former wushu taolu athlete from Vietnam. Currently, she now works at the Department of International Cooperation and General Department of Physical Education and Sports.

Career

Early career

Xuân was born on January 11, 1985, in the

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to athlete parents who went studying abroad for a master's degree in Russia. When she was 9 years old, her neighbor Xuân Thi, who was also the head coach of the Vietnam Wushu Team, learned about her talent and advised her to join the Vietnam Wushu Team.

National team

Đàm made her international debut at the

1999 World Wushu Championships The 1999 World Wushu Championships was the 5th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peop ...

where she became the world champion in gunshu. A year later, she won a silver and two bronze medals at the 2000

Asian Wushu Championships The Asian Wushu Championships is a continental wushu championship hosted by the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA), the official continental representative to the International Wushu Federation. The competition is open to the 37 member nations of the ...

and thus won the bronze medal in women's changquan all-around. She then was a double gold medalist in daoshu and gunshu and a silver medalist in gunshu at the

2001 World Wushu Championships The 2001 World Wushu Championships was the 6th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is ...

. The following year, she won a silver medal in daoshu at the

2003 Southeast Asian Games The 2003 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2003), officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games and also known as Vietnam 2003, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 5 to 13 December 2003 in Hano ...

and a silver medal in gunshu at the

2003 World Wushu Championships The 2003 World Wushu Championships was the 7th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Macau Polytechnic Institute in Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Re ...

. A year later, she won medals of every color at the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships as well as in the

2005 Southeast Asian Games The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines. This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991. ...

. Her last competition was at the

2005 World Wushu Championships The 2005 World Wushu Championships was the 8th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., ...

where she became the world champion in gunshu and a silver medalist in daoshu.

Awards

* 3rd class

Labor Order The Labor Order ( vi, Huân chương lao động) is an award conferred or posthumously conferred by the Government of Vietnam on individuals and conferred on collectives that have recorded outstanding achievements in labor, creativity or natio ...

. * National Outstanding Athlete (1999, 2000).

Personal life

Xuân got married with one of her childhood friend. Her husband is also a Wushu athlete - both of them have studied for a master's degree at Shanghai Sports University.Thúy Hằng
Sao thể thao ngày ấy - Kỳ 47: Cô gái vàng mê đi phượt
Báo Thanh Niên.

References

External links

Vietnamese article

Vietnamese article collection
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