Vũ Thành An
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Vũ Thành An (born 7 August 1992) is a Vietnamese fencer. He was chosen to compete for Vietnam at the 2016 Summer Olympics in
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, where he was the flag-bearer for Vietnam at the opening ceremony. At the Olympic Games in Rio, he defeated
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of
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in the first round of the men's sabre competition, 15-12. He was then defeated by Vincent Anstett of
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in the round of 16.


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* 1992 births Living people Vietnamese male fencers Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Vietnam Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in fencing Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Sportspeople from Hanoi Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Vietnamese people {{Vietnam-fencing-bio-stub