BUI Thi Thu Thao

Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1992

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.62/5'4''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Long Jump	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Long Jump Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
1	Women's Long Jump	2018	Indonesia	6.55
2	Women's Long Jump	2014	Incheon, KOR	6.44
DNS	Women's Triple Jump	2018	Indonesia	DNS
Asian Championships
1	Women's Long Jump	2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	6.54
8	Women's Long Jump	2023	Bangkok, THA	6.22
South East Asian Games
1	Women's Long Jump	2017	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	6.68
2	Women's Long Jump	2023	Phnom Penh, CAM	6.13
2	Women's Long Jump	2021	Hanoi, VIE	6.38
2	Women's Long Jump	2015	Singapore, SIN	6.65
3	Women's Long Jump	2013	Naypyidaw, MYA	6.14
5	Women's Long Jump	2011	Indonesia	6.11
5	Women's Heptathlon	2011	Indonesia	4609

Occupation:

Coaching - Bac Ninh Sport University, Vietnam

Languages spoken:

Nguyen Manh Hieu [national], VIE

A leg injury affected her performance at the 2023 South East Asian Games in Cambodia. (thanhnien, 10 May 2023)

She required pain-killing injections to manage a knee injury while competing at the 2021 South East Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, which took place in May 2022. She returned to training one month before the start of the Games, where she went on to claim silver in the long jump. (vtc, 17 May 2022)

She missed the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines due to injury. (laodong, 08 Apr 2022)

She missed the majority of 2012 after suffering a torn left thigh muscle, as well as back, knee, and foot injuries. (tinthethao, 23 Feb 2015)

She took up the sport in 2007. (tinthethao, 23 Feb 2015)

She was spotted by a coach, who encouraged her to take up the sport. (cand, 26 Aug 2017)

To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (danviet, 30 Apr 2023)

Winning bronze in long jump at the 2013 South East Asian Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (danviet, 30 Apr 2023)

Her father. (danviet, 30 Apr 2023)

She was named the Female Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Victory Cup awards ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam. (nhandan, 17 Jan 2018)

Additional Information

General
HIATUS
She took a break from athletics in 2019 in order to rehabilitate an injury and to start a family. She returned to competition in 2021. "I returned to training more than a year after giving birth. Over the past year [speaking in 2022], I've been trying to get back to my top form. After giving birth, I myself feel that my health is still good, while the young athletes have not achieved good results, so I decided to return to the competition to be able to contribute and bring back the medals for my family and Vietnamese sports." (danviet, 30 Apr 2023; laodong, 08 Apr 2022)

FUTURE PLANS
She intends to become a coach when she retires from competitive sport. "I have joined the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports and also completed my coaching studies at Bac Ninh Sport University. Therefore, when I don't compete anymore, I will switch to coaching. I have dreamed of competing at the Olympic Games. If I can't do that, I want to train the next generation to fulfil that dream for me." (danviet, 30 Apr 2023)

Milestones

She became the first athlete representing Vietnam to win gold in long jump at the Asian Games when she was victorious at the 2018 Games in Indonesia. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Sep 2023)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event