Personal information | |
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Nationality | Vietnam |
Born | Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam | June 20, 1984
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Powerlifting |
Medal record |
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]
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]