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Thi Bich Nhu Trinh

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Vietnam
Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S6, SB5, SM6

Further personal information

Family
Husband Do Viet Thach
Residence
Vietnam
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Vietnamese

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Why this sport?
She enjoyed swimming and diving into the water.
Name of coach
Nguyen Dang Vien [national]

International debut

Year
2011
Competing for
Vietnam

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
Hero / Idol
Singaporean Para swimmer Yip Pin Xiu. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (en.nhandan.vn, 20 Aug 2021)
Impairment
She has impaired muscle power in her legs as a result of the effects of polio. She contracted the illness at age three. (thethao.tuoitre.vn, 07 Jul 2015; Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 1 2012-09-05 6
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Final 1 2015-07-14 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 1 2015-07-14 3
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 1 2015-07-15 10
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heat 1 2015-07-17 9999
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 2016-09-09 8
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 2 2016-09-09 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Heat 3 2016-09-10 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Final Round 2016-09-11 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 2 2016-09-11 4
Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Final 1 2017-12-03 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Final 1 2017-12-07 2