Recently, the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports announced the results of the "National Outstanding Athlete and Coach of 2025" election.
In the category of typical athlete, Trinh Thu Vinh led with a superior score (1272). The shooter born in 2000 had an impressive year of competition when she won 4 gold medals and broke 3 records at SEA Games 33, while maintaining stable form in international tournaments.
Ranked 2nd is athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh of the Vietnamese athletics team. Despite adjusting her competition strategy, not participating in the familiar 1,500m distance, Nguyen Thi Oanh still affirmed her position when winning an important gold medal in the 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m hurdles events at SEA Games 33.
Nguyen Dinh Bac ranked third in the list, making his mark as a pillar of the U22 Vietnam team winning the SEA Games 33 gold medal and the U23 Southeast Asian championship.
In the following positions, Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing) was recognized for her high achievements at the Asian tournament and the SEA Games 33 gold medal. Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang also had an effective year of competition with 2 gold medals at SEA Games 33 and positive results in regional and continental arenas.
The top 10 outstanding athletes also include Hoang Thi My Tam (karate), Nguyen Thi Ngoc (athletics), Dang Ngoc Xuan Thien (gymnastics), Lai Ly Huynh (chess) and Bui Thi Kim Anh (athletics).
In the typical coach category, coach Kim Sang-sik led the list after playing with the Vietnam U22 men's football team to win the SEA Games 33 gold medal, U23 Southeast Asian championship and ASEAN Cup 2024 championship.
The next positions belong to coaches Tran Quoc Cuong (shooting), Nguyen Hoang Vu (swimming), Mai Duc Chung (female football) and Nguyen Tuan Kiet (female volleyball), who directly contributed to the achievements of the national teams in 2025.
Leading the list of outstanding sports teams is the U22 Vietnam men's national football team. The next positions are the women's 4x400m relay athletics team, the 4 women's sepak takraw team and the women's beach soccer team.
In the category of typical disabled sports athletes, there is not much difference in scores between the rankings. Leading is athlete Vi Thi Hang (swimming), followed by Le Van Cong (weightlifting), Tran Thi Bich Thuy (chess), Tran Van Tuan (athletics) and Nguyen Thi Kieu (athletics).
Meanwhile, coach Nguyen Dang Vien (swimming) was voted the highest in the category of typical disabled sports coach. The remaining rankings are coaches Dang Van Phuc (athletics) and Bui Quang Vu (chess).
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