Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Explained

Nguyễn Thúy Hiền
Nickname:'Nữ hoàng Wushu' ("Wushu Queen")
'Cô gái vàng' ("Golden Girl")
Birth Date:3 November 1979
Birth Place:Hanoi, Vietnam
Sport:Wushu
Event:Changquan, Daoshu, Qiangshu
Team:Vietnam Wushu Team (1993-2005)
Coaching:Dương Thúy Vi

Nguyễn Thúy Hiền (born 3 November 1979) is a retired Vietnamese wushu taolu athlete. She is the most renowned wushu athlete of all time, having been a seven-time world champion. Due to her numerous achievements, she was voted as the best Vietnamese female athlete of the 20th century.[1] [2]

Early life

Thúy Hiền grew up in the Gia Lâm District of Hanoi.[3] Her father was a player at the football club Song Lam Nghe An FC, and her sister Nguyễn Thuý Vinh became a national player in badminton.[4]

At the age of eleven, she and her sister began practicing shaolinquan in secret from her mother but with support from their father.[5] Due to her success in various competitions, she was selected by Hoàng Vĩnh Giang of the Hanoi Department of Physical Education to enter the first wushu class in Hanoi after just a year of training. She started training with Nguyễn Tùng Lâm, Nguyễn Xuân Thi, and Chinese coaches Trần Húc Hồng and Phan Hán Quang. After further success, she was selected to the national team in 1993 at the age of fourteen.[6]

Career

1993–1997

After joining the Vietnamese Wushu Team, Thúy Hiền's international debut was at the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she became the first world champion in wushu for Vietnam by winning the daoshu event.[7] [8] She also won a silver medal in changquan at the competition.[9] Her world title at just fourteen years old set in motion the popularity of wushu across Vietnam, and Thúy Hiền began to become a household name.[10] A year later, she competed in the women's changquan event at the 1994 Asian Games and finished fifth overall.[11] Another year later, she competed at the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, USA, and was a triple-medalist, winning a silver medal in daoshu and two bronze medals in changquan and qiangshu.[12]

In early 1996, she was sent to train with the Guangdong wushu team for ten months, then appeared at the 4th Asian Wushu Championships in Manila, Philippines, and won a silver medal in changquan and a bronze medal in daoshu. After her time in China, she competed in the wushu event at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and won gold medals in changquan and daoshu.[13] Twenty days later, she competed in the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, and was a triple medalist again by winning two silver medals in changquan and daoshu and becoming the world champion in qiangshu.[14]

1998–2003

At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Thúy Hiền competed once again in women's changquan and was able to win the silver medal.[15] [16] She was a triple medalist once again at the 1999 World Wushu Championships Hong Kong, this time by being world champion in changquan and winning silver medals in her weapons events.[17] The following year, she returned to the Asian Wushu Championships in Saigon to win a gold medal in daoshu and two silver medals in changquan and qiangshu, but lost the all-around title by 0.01 points.[18]

In the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she became a triple gold medalist. Shortly after in the 2001 World Wushu Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she was also a triple gold medalist.[19] [20] She intended to retire after this competition due to illness, but perhaps due to her numerous successes, she remained a member of the wushu team.[21]

A year later, she competed in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but only placed in fourth in women's changquan.[22] The following year, Thúy Hiền competed in the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau where she became the world champion in daoshu.[23] At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games a few weeks later, she was the torch bearer for the opening ceremony.[24] At the wushu competition, she was once again a triple gold medalist in changquan, daoshu, and qiangshu.[25] After sustaining an injury at the competition, Thúy Hiền officially declared her retirement in 2005, becoming a coach and a judge in wushu with a permanent position the Hanoi Department of Physical Education and Sports.[26]

Post-retirement and personal life

Nguyen married Vietnamese singer Tú Dưa in 2002, whom she met in a concert in 1998. In the 2000s, they opened a clothing store together as a side business to Thúy Hiền's coaching.[27] The couple divorced in 2006 and Thuy Hien won custody of both of their daughters.[28] She married her second husband, Tiến Dũng, on 30 March 2019 after dating for more than a year.[29] [30]

Due to her constant training and injuries in her youth, she suffers from stomach and spinal pain. She has stated that her relationships and pain struggles has left her to feel lonely and depressed at times.

Competitive history

YearEventCQDSQS
1993World Championships
1994Asian Games5645
1995World Championships
1996Asian Championships
1997Southeast Asian Games
World Championships
1998 Asian Games???
1999 World Championships
2000Asian Championships
2001Southeast Asian Games
World Championships
2002Asian Games5644
2003World Championships
Southeast Asian Games

Awards

By the Government of Vietnam:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 30 May 2021. Sự thật ảnh cưới tú dưa và vận động viên wushu thúy hiền bị vứt vỉa hè. The truth is that the wedding photo of wushu athlete Thuy Hien was thrown on the sidewalk. 90namdangbothanhhoa.vn. 18 August 2021. vi.
  2. News: 6 May 2021. Nguyễn thúy hiền wushu. vi. Nguyễn thúy hiền wushu. giaithuongtinhnguyen.vn. 18 August 2021.
  3. News: Khánh. Vy. 29 January 2017. "Nữ hoàng wushu" Thuý Hiền: Vinh quang và cay đắng luôn đi cùng tôi. vi. "Wushu Queen" Thuy Hien: Glory and bitterness always accompany me. Báo Công an nhân dân. 18 August 2021.
  4. News: Lăng. Bằng. 6 September 2017. Thúy Hiền yêu bạn trai kém 10 tuổi: Hạnh phúc đã mỉm cười!. vi. Thuy Hien loves her boyfriend 10 years younger: Happiness has smiled!. VietNamNet. 18 August 2021.
  5. Web site: 9 December 2016. Võ sĩ Nguyễn Thúy Hiền, VĐV tài năng của Wushu Việt Nam. Boxer Nguyen Thuy Hien, talented athlete of Vietnam Wushu. 18 August 2021. Government of Vietnam. vi.
  6. News: Lê. Thương. Theo. Trí Thức Trẻ. 8 January 2016. Nữ hoàng Wushu Việt Nam Thúy Hiền: "Có lúc tôi muốn chết cho xong". vi. Vietnam's Wushu Queen Thuy Hien: "Sometimes I want to die". Kênh 14. 18 August 2021.
  7. News: Knight. Matthew. Natasha. Maguder. 31 December 2014. Duong Thuy Vi: The acrobatic artistry of Vietnam's Wushu champion. CNN. subscription. 15 August 2021.
  8. News: Minh. Quang. 17 June 2007. Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Cô gái vàng". vi. Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Golden Girl". Hànộimới. 18 August 2021.
  9. Web site: World Wushu Championships 1993 Results. 5 September 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  10. News: Quang. Minh. 17 June 2007. Nguyễn Thúy Hiền "Cô gái vàng". vi. Nguyen Thuy Hien "Golden Girl". vo-thuat.net. dead. 20 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063728/http://www.vo-thuat.net/article.php?sid=2420. 28 September 2007.
  11. News: 14 October 1994. Asiad results of Wushu, Women's Changquan Three Events Combined −4-. Kyodo News. Japan Economic Newsire. Hiroshima. subscription. 21 August 2021.
  12. Web site: 1995 World Wushu Championships Results. 21 August 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  13. News: Guen Chin. Dan. Megan. M.K.. Rai. Vijesh. Baharudin. Zakri. 15 October 1997. Shanti provides the shine. 48. New Straits Times. Malaysia. subscription. 15 August 2021.
  14. Web site: 1997 World Wushu Championships Results. 21 August 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  15. News: 18 December 1998. Wushu results from 13th Asian Games. Kyodo News. Japan Economic Newswire. Bangkok. subscription. 21 August 2021.
  16. Web site: 1998. 第13回バンコクアジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧. 13th Bangkok Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List. 21 August 2021. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  17. Web site: World Wushu Championships 1999 Results. 21 August 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  18. Web site: 2 May 2002. 5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam. 第5回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催. 21 August 2021. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  19. Web site: World Wushu Championships 2001 Results. 21 August 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  20. News: 30 October 2001. Vietnam to Compete at World Wushu, Body-Building Championships. Xinhua General News Service. Xinhua News Agency. Hanoi. subscription. 15 August 2021.
  21. News: 11 September 2001. Nguyễn Thúy Hiền, cô gái vàng của thể thao Việt Nam. vi. Nguyen Thuy Hien, the golden girl of Vietnamese sports. VnExpress. 20 August 2021.
  22. Web site: 17 February 2003. WUSHU Women's Changquan Three Events Combined Final. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20030216235052/http://www.busanasiangames.org/jpn/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=WUW10&GM_FG=WU01&Gm_No=&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021013. 16 February 2003. 20 August 2021. busanasiangames.org.
  23. Web site: 7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results. 21 August 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  24. News: 25 September 2003. Nguyễn Thúy Hiền cầm đuốc trong ngày khai mạc SEA Games. vi. Nguyen Thuy Hien holds the torch on the opening day of the SEA Games. Tuổi Trẻ. dead. 20 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133225/http://chuyentrang.tuoitre.vn/Vieclam/Index.aspx?ArticleID=2518&ChannelID=83. 4 March 2016.
  25. News: Phạm. Ngọc. 1 February 2014. Môn thể thao của những "hồng nhan". vi. The sport of the "red face". Người lao động. 20 August 2021.
  26. Web site: VĐV wushu Nguyễn Thúy Hiền. Wushu athlete Nguyễn Thúy Hiền. 18 August 2021. nguoinoitieng.tv. vi.
  27. News: Lan. Phương. 6 November 2005. Dân thể thao làm kinh doanh. Sportspeople doing business. Thanh Niên. 20 August 2021.
  28. News: Nguyễn. Công. 10 May 2019. Nhan sắc hot girl của con gái Tú Dưa và 'nữ hoàng wushu' Thúy Hiền. vi. The hot girl beauty of Tu Dua's and 'wushu queen' Thuy Hien's daughter. VietNamNet. 19 August 2021.
  29. News: Nguyễn. Công. 4 April 2019. Khoảnh khắc ngọt ngào thuở hò hẹn của Thúy Hiền và chồng mới cưới. vi. The sweet moment of Thuy Hien and her newlywed husband's dating. VietNamNet. 19 August 2021.
  30. News: Kim. Khánh. 2 April 2019. 'Nữ hoàng Wushu' Thúy Hiền hạnh phúc bên chồng mới. vi. 'Wushu Queen' Thuy Hien is happy with her new husband. Báo Pháp Luật. 19 August 2021.
  31. News: 20 December 2001. Vietnam Name Top Ten Athletes of the Year. Xinhua General News Service. Xinhua News Agency. Hanoi. subscription. 15 August 2021.