Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Born | 27 June 1969 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh (born 27 June 1969) is a Vietnamese sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Linh was a former Vietnamese record-holder in sprints. She was called the "queen" (Vietnamese: nữ hoàng) of athletics during her career, coached by Nguyen Dinh Minh.[2]
She was born in Ho Chi Minh City, attended Trưng Vương High School, and won several Vietnamese Athletics Championships titles from 1986 to 1995. She was the first Vietnamese track and field athlete to participate in major tournaments. As an athlete she was known for employing "strange" training methods, such as holding an umbrella while running for resistance training or wearing lead weights on her legs for strength training. She was criticized for "westernizing" by wearing different styles of clothing upon returning from international trips. She unexpectedly retired in 1995, at only 26 years old, due to injury.[2]
Linh studied at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology. After her retirement from athletics, she first worked as an editor for Ho Chi Minh City Television. She later became the head of recruitment for Manulife before leaving that role in 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b c ""Nữ hoàng" điền kinh Mỹ Linh và chuyện 21 năm mới kể". tuoitre.vn. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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