Vũ Thành An
An (right) against Aliaksandr Buikevich in 2013
Personal information
Full nameVũ Thành An
Born (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992
Hanoi, Vietnam
Nationality Vietnam
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Men's fencing
Asian Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 WuxiIndividual Sabre
Bronze medal – third place2016 WuxiTeam Sabre
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesIndividual Sabre
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesTeam Sabre
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurIndividual Sabre
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeIndividual Sabre
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeTeam Sabre
Silver medal – second place2011 Jakarta-PalembangIndividual Sabre
Silver medal – second place2011 Jakarta-PalembangTeam Sabre

Vũ Thành An (born 7 August 1992) is a Vietnamese fencer. He was chosen to compete for Vietnam at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he was the flag-bearer for Vietnam at the opening ceremony.[1] At the Olympic Games in Rio, he defeated Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy in the first round of the men's sabre competition, 15-12. He was then defeated by Vincent Anstett of France in the round of 16.[2]

References

  1. "Fencer Vu Thanh An to carry Vietnam's flag at Rio Games". VIETNAMNET Bridge. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27.


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