Nguyen Van Hung 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 track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete specializing in the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

. He competed in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held t the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres...

, failing to qualify for the final, and finished fifth in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

Athletics at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

At the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, the athletics events will be held at the Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos from 13 December to 17 December...

. In July 2010, at the 17th Ho Chi Minh City Open International Athletics Tournament, he set a new Vietnamese national record in the triple jump, leaping 16.41 metre and breaking his own previous record of 16.37 metre.