Tran, Le Quoc Toan

Human Interest

General Interest
Injuries	He was troubled by a knee injury in 2013 and 2014. (vietnambreakingnews.com, 22 Mar 2014)In 2009 he suffered a shoulder injury that took him more than a year to recover from. (allthingsgym.com, 08 Jan 2015)
Further Personal Information
Occupation	Business Owner
Residence	Da Nang, VIE
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began weightlifting at age 14.
Further Personal Information
Languages	Vietnamese
Family	One child
General Interest
Other information	MEDAL UPGRADE In November 2020 the International Olympic Committee [IOC] awarded him the bronze medal in the 56kg category from the 2012 Olympic Games in London after Azerbaijani weightlifter Valentin Hristov was stripped of the medal due to a doping offence. Tran originally placed fourth. "I'm not sure whether I should be happy or not. If I got it eight years ago, it would be really fun, but now it is only a symbol to remember the coaches who helped me practise and compete." In December 2012 he was also awarded bronze in the same weight category from the 2011 World Championships in Paris after Tunisian weightlifter Khalil El Maoui was stripped of the medal due to a doping offence. (e.vnexpress.net, 27 Nov 2020; vtv.vn, 26 Nov 2020; olympic.org, 25 Nov 2020; thethao.tuoitre.vn, 05 Dec 2012)

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