NGUYEN Thi Oanh

Date of Birth: 15 Aug 1995

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.55/5'1''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 1500m	7
	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 1500m Final	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
3	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2018	Indonesia	9:43.83
4	Women's 1500m	2018	Indonesia	4:15.49
World Championships
Heats	Women's 1500m	2023	Budapest, HUN	4:12.28
Asian Championships
5	Women's 1500m	2023	Bangkok, THA	4:18.84
5	Women's 1500m	2019	Doha, QAT	4:19.64
6	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2023	Bangkok, THA	10:09.62
Final	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2019	Doha, QAT	10:08.45
South East Asian Games
1	Women's 1500m	2023	Phnom Penh, CAM	4:16.85
1	Women's 5000m	2023	Phnom Penh, CAM	17:00.33
1	Women's 10000m	2023	Phnom Penh, CAM	35:11.53
1	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2023	Phnom Penh, CAM	10:34.37
1	Women's 1500m	2021	Hanoi, VIE	4:14.98
1	Women's 5000m	2021	Hanoi, VIE	16:44.06
1	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2021	Hanoi, VIE	9:52.44
1	Women's 1500m	2019	Capas, PHI	4:17.31
1	Women's 5000m	2019	Capas, PHI	16:45.98
1	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2019	Capas, PHI	10:00.02
1	Women's 1500m	2017	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	4:20.51
1	Women's 5000m	2017	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	17:23.20
2	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	2013	Naypyidaw, MYA	10:30.92

Co Gai Khong Phoi [The Girl Without Lungs]. (danviet, 01 Jun 2022)

Listening to music, watching movies, travelling. (Facebook profile, 14 Nov 2022; Athlete, 02 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Bac Ninh Sport University, Vietnam

Languages spoken:

Bac Giang Province [Vietnam]

Tran Van Sy [national]

She began pursuing a career in the sport in 2011 when she attended a sports school in Bac Giang, Vietnam. (suckhoedoisong, 16 May 2022; Athlete, 02 Sep 2018)

She was first inspired to try athletics at age nine after watching her sister compete in the sport. "I didn't have any special hobbies. But the cheers and admiring eyes of everyone for her made me wish, 'I think one day I can also be like that'." She was also encouraged to take up athletics by her physical education teachers in school. (suckhoedoisong, 16 May 2022; baobacgiang, 19 Feb 2018)

To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the Olympic Games. (cuoituan, 08 Mar 2023)

She trains at the Hanoi National Sports Training Centre in Vietnam. (cuoituan, 08 Mar 2023)

Philosophy:

"I always consider my achievements at present just the beginning of my next steps, not the pinnacle." (baobacgiang, 19 Feb 2018)

She was named Vietnamese Female Athlete of the Year for 2022 at the Cup Chien Thang [Victory Cup] Gala in Vietnam. (vietnamnews, 13 Jan 2023)

Additional Information

General
ILLNESS
In December 2014 she was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis, a kidney disease. She took a break from the sport in January 2015 to receive treatment before returning to training at the end of the year. "I was shocked when my doctor told me about kidney disease. My first thought was to retire. It's hard to accept that. However, thanks to the care of the doctors the disease was discovered and treated promptly, so the recovery time was fast." (nhandan, 20 May 2023; suckhoedoisong, 16 May 2022; phapluatxahoi, 27 Feb 2018; thethao.tuoitre.vn, 26 Aug 2017)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event