Nguyễn Thị Huyền (born 19 May 1993) is a Vietnamese runner and

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

who specializes in the 400 m distance. At the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

Nguyễn finished seventh in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

and fifth in the 4 × 400 m relay. At the

2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or the 28th SEA Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2015, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held by the city-state of Singapore from 5 to 16 June 201 ...

Nguyễn won the 400 m, 400 m hurdles, and 4×400 m relay and set games records in the latter two events. Her results in these games gave her two individual qualifying times for the

2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...

and the

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Thi Huyen 1993 births Living people Vietnamese female sprinters Vietnamese female hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Vietnam Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Sportspeople from Nam Định province Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games athletes for Vietnam Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games 21st-century Vietnamese sportswomen Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Asian Athletics Championships winners