Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Vietnam |
| Born | 11 February 1989 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | 49 kg |
Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc (born February 11, 1989, in Ho Chi Minh City) is a Vietnamese taekwondo practitioner.[1] She won a gold medal for the women's flyweight division at the 2006 World Youth Taekwondo Championships, coincidentally in her home city.[2]
Due to Hoàng Hà Giang was diagnosed with SLE, Ngọc Trúc had replaced to represent Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 49 kg class. She defeated Papua New Guinea's Theresa Tona in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Thailand's Buttree Puedpong, with a sudden death score of 1–2.[3] Because her opponent advanced further into the final match, Ngọc Trúc offered another shot for the bronze medal through the repechage bout, where she was defeated by Cuba's Daynellis Montejo, with a score of 0–4.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tran Thi Ngoc Truc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Taekwondo juniors take golds". Vietnam News. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 49kg (108 lbs) Quarterfinals". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 49kg (108 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
External links[edit]
- Tran Thi Ngoc Truc at TaekwondoData.com
- Tran Thi Ngoc Truc at Olympedia
- Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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