Hoang Anh Tuan is a Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

ese weightlifter.

At the 2005 Junior World Championships he won the silver medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 276 kg. He participated in the men's -56 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships

2005 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

 and won the bronze medal, with a total of 279 kg.

Tuan participated in the men's -56 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Li Zheng

Li Zheng

Li Zheng is a Chinese weightlifter.Li participated in the men's -56 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. He won the gold medal, snatching 128 kg and jerking an additional 152 kg for a total of 280 kg.-References:...

 and Sergio Alvarez Boulet. He snatched

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 124 kg and jerked

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 an additional 152 kg for a total of 276 kg, 4 kg behind winner Li.

He also won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games

2006 Asian Games

The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...

, at 56 kg, lifting 128 kg in the snatch and 157 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 285 kg.

At the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th mens and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association...

, he won the gold medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 279 kg.

He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

after lifting a total of 290 kg.

In some weightlifting statistics he appears misspelled as "Anh Taun Hoang".

Hoang Anh Tuan was named 2008 Vietnam Sportsman of the Year.