Văn Ngọc Tú

Văn Ngọc Tú

Personal information
Born	(1987-08-11) August 11, 1987 (age 37) Sóc Trăng, Vietnam
Sport
Sport	Judo
Medal record Representing  Vietnam Women's judo Southeast Asian Games 2005 Cebu 48kg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 48kg 2009 Vientiane 48kg 2013 Naypyidaw 48kg 2011 Jakarta-Palembang 48kg Asian Championships 2011 Abu Dhabi 48kg

Văn Ngọc Tú (11 August 1987, Sóc Trăng) is a Vietnamese judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg category.^[1] She was a four-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games as well was a one-time silver medalist between 2005 and 2013.^[2][3] She also won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Judo Championships.^[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by future gold medalist of the event, Sarah Menezes.^[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the second round by Jeong Bo-kyeong.^[6][7][8] After this, she announced her retirement from competition.^[9]

References

1. London2012.com Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
2. "25th SEA Games, Laos - Official Report" (PDF). www.seagfoffice.org. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
3. "Judo Women -48 kg Extra-Light". 2007 SEA Games. 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
4. "JUA Continental 2011" (PDF). Judo Union of Asia. 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
5. "Ngoc Tu Van". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
6. "Văn Ngọc Tú thắng trận đầu ở Olympic 2016" [Van Ngoc Tu won her first match at the 2016 Olympics]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
7. "Ngoc Tu Van". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
8. "Women -48 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
9. Thao, Thể (2016-03-12). "Văn Ngọc Tú giã từ thảm đấu" [Van Ngoc Tu said goodbye to the carpet]. Người lao động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-07-04.

External links

• Van Ngoc Tu at JudoInside.com
• Van Ngoc Tu at Olympedia