Lê Văn Công Explained
| Lê Văn Công |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam |
| Weight: | 480NaN0 |
| Sport: | Powerlifting |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Lê Văn Công (born 20 June 1984[1] in Hà Tĩnh Province) is a Vietnamese sports powerlifter who participated in the 2008 and crowned the men's 49 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He became the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Paralympics.[2]
Career
In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 49 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[3] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[4]
He won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Được thưởng 600 triệu, Lê Văn Công nghẹn ngào nhớ vợ con. 10 September 2016. Vietnamese.
- Web site: Le Van Cong wins first-ever Paralympic gold medal. 9 September 2016.
- Web site: 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507031126/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resPOMC17/pdf/POMC17/PO/POMC17_PO_C73_POM049000.pdf. 7 May 2021. 28 November 2021. International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224225926/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/2021_WCH_Senior_%20Results%20Book.pdf. 24 December 2021. 24 December 2021. Paralympic.org.
- News: 26 August 2021. World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions. Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021.
- Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
