Trần Hiếu Ngân

Trần Hiếu Ngân (born June 26, 1974)[1] is a Vietnamese Taekwondo athlete who competed in the Women's 49-57 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and she won the silver medal. It was the only Vietnamese medal during the 2000 Summer Olympics, and their first of four Olympic medals.[2]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Tran. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngan.
Trần Hiếu Ngân
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Vietnam
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 57 kg
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Bantamweight
Asian Championships
1998 Ho Chi Minh Featherweight
1996 Melbourne Featherweight

The first name (Ngan) means metal.

Notes and references
  1. "Hieu Ngan Tran". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  2. "Medal first for Vietnam". BBC Sport Online. 2000-09-28. Retrieved 2008-08-10.


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