Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Explained

Trần Lê Quốc Toàn
Nationality:Vietnamese
Residence:Da Nang, Vietnam
Birth Date:5 April 1989
Birth Place:Da Nang, Vietnam
Height:1.60 m
Weight:56 kg
Country:Vietnam
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:56kg
Coach:Nguyen Van Ngoc
Nationals:Vietnam
Highestranking:3[1]
Pb:284kg
Show-Medals:yes

Trần Lê Quốc Toàn (born 5 April 1989) is a male Vietnamese weightlifter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -56 kg class.[2] He initially finished 4th,[3] however was awarded the bronze medal in 2019, after the originally 3rd Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan was disqualified for doping.[4]

He placed 4th in both the 2012 and 2013 World Championships behind Valentin Hristov and compatriot Thach Kim Tuan.[5]

Trần Lê Quốc Toàn finished in 5th at the 2016 Olympics, with a total of 275 kg (snatch = 121 kg, clean and jerk = 154 kg).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bttv.org.vn/index.php?btv=news&newsid=25249 Đài Phát Thanh Và Truyền Hình Bình Thuận
  2. Web site: Results by Events International Weightlifting Federation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801061543/http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=214. 2012-08-01.
  3. Web site: Trán Le Quoc Toan Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/tran-le-quoc-toan-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-01-21.
  4. https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/2019/ITA-LD-LRTII-2718219-Decision-Disciplinary-Commission.pdf IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING VALENTIN HRISTOV
  5. http://en.baomoi.com/Info/Weightlifter-Le-Quoc-Toan-earns-a-card-to-Olympics/10/258657.epi Weightlifter Le Quoc Toan earns a card to Olympics - Related news - 4/25/2012 - VietnamNet English