Anasztázia Nguyen

The native form of this personal name is Nguyen Anasztázia. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Anasztázia Nguyen (born 9 January 1993)^[1] is a Hungarian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the long jump.

Anasztázia Nguyen

Nguyen in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Anasztázia Nguyen
Nickname	Naszti
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Sprint running
Club	Budapesti Honvéd SE
Coached by	Dezső Szabó
Medal record Representing  Hungary Women's athletics World Youth Championship 2009 Brixen Medley Relay

Early life and career

Nguyen was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest^[2] to a Vietnamese father and a Hungarian mother. Her father left the family when Anasztázia was a child and she was brought up by her mother.^[3]

She began her career in 2002^[4] by KSI SE under the guidance of former Summer Universiade winner decathlete Dezső Szabó. First she also practiced long jumping and pole vaulting, but eventually decided to concentrate fully on sprint running.^[5] In 2009 Szabó switched to Budapesti Honvéd SE to where Nguyen followed her coach.

Among her best results are a silver medal from the 2009 World Youth Championships in medley relay,^[6] a seventh place in 100 metres on the same event^[7] and a fifth place from the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics also in 100 metres.^[8] In addition, Nguyen had won three Hungarian Athletics Championships in 100 metres (2009, 2010, 2011) and one in 200 metres (2011).^[9] She also the national junior record in 60 metres (7.40) and in 100 metres (11.55).^[10]

For her performances in 2011 she was given the Heraklész Award in the best female athlete category.^[11]

At Gyula memorial in 2019 showed a result of 6.70 metres in the long jump.^[12]

Personal bests

As of 30 May 2015^[1]

Event	Performance	Venue	Date
60 metres	7.32 s	Budapest, Hungary	21 February 2015
100 metres	11.43 s	Budapest, Hungary	30 May 2015
200 metres	23.81 s	Budapest, Hungary	30 July 2011
long jump	6.77 m	Budapest, Hungary	30 July 2019

References

1. "Anasztázia Nguyen Biography". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 18 February 2012.
2. "Akkor jó, ha se kép, se hang" (in Hungarian). utanpotlassport.hu. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
3. "Az atléta célja a 2016-os riói olimpia" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
4. "Anasztázia Nguyen Profile" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
5. "A riói olimpián már ott lenne csinos atlétánk". NSO TV (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
6. "Medley Relay – Women's Final". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 12 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
7. "100 Metres – Women's Final". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 12 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
8. "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls 100m Final A" (PDF). 2010 Youth Olympics official website. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
9. "Profile of Barbara Petráhn". All Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
10. "Magyar szabadtéri junior női rekordok" [Hungarian outdoor junior women records] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Athletic Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
11. "Héraklész-elismerés Anasztáziának" (in Hungarian). Felix Promotion. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
12. "Gyulai Memorial: Nguyen egyéni csúccsal harmadik távolban". 2019-07-09.