Nguyen Van Hung (martial artist)

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This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Nguyễn, but is often simplified as Nguyen in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Hùng.

Nguyễn Văn Hùng is a Vietnamese martial artist. He is a three-time gold medalist in pencak silat at the Southeast Asian Games. He will also represent his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in taekwondo. For his accomplishments in sport, his government granted him the Honourable First Class Labour Order in January 2006.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Gala to honour athletes, coaches", Vietnamnet Bridge, Vietnam News Agency, 2006-01-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 
  2. ^ "Taekwondo và Karatedo xuất trận, Pencak Silat sẽ lấy nhiều vàng", Sài Gòn Giài Phóng, Party Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 2007-12-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.