Lê Văn Công

Lê Văn Công
Personal information
Nationality Vietnam
Born (1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 40)
Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Men's powerlifting
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro -49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo -49 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris -49 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City -49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dubai -49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi -49 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon -49 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou -49 kg
ASEAN Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore -49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur -49 kg

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] He won the bronze medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Được thưởng 600 triệu, Lê Văn Công nghẹn ngào nhớ vợ con" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Le Van Cong wins first-ever Paralympic gold medal". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.


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