Phạm Quốc Khánh (born 2 September 1990) is a wushu athlete from Vietnam.[1]

Phạm Quốc Khánh
Personal information
Born (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun
TeamVietnamese Wushu Team
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Men's Wushu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Nangun
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Nanquan
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Yangon Nanquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Nanquan
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Nanquan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macau Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macau Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hanoi Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hanoi Nangun
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Nanquan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Nangun
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Nanquan
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2007 Thailand Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Nangun
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Nandao
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Nandao+Nangun

Career

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Khánh's first major international victory was at the 2006 Asian Games, where he won the silver medal in men's nanquan.[2][3] A year later, he became the world champion in nanquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[4] He also won the silver medal in nanquan at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Two years later, he competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games and was able to win the gold medal in nanquan. Almost a year later at the 2010 Asian Games, he won the bronze medal in men's nanquan.

At the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, he won another silver medal in nanquan. Two years later, he won a silver medal in nangun at the 2013 World Wushu Championships[5] followed by a gold medal in the same event and a bronze medal in nandao at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, he won another silver medal in nanquan.

Two years later, he was a double silver medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, achieving victories in nanquan and nandao. At the 2017 World Wushu Championships, he won the bronze medal in nanquan.[6] He was able to qualify for the 2018 Taolu World Cup and went on to win a silver in nanquan. That same year, he won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 2018 Asian Games. At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, he was a double medalist, winning the gold medal in nanquan and a bronze medal in nandao and nangun combined. At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, he won the gold medal in nandao and a silver medal in nangun and declared his retirement.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "PHAM Quoc Khanh | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". 2007-01-07. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". 2007-02-18. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  5. ^ "12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  6. ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  7. ^ Nguyen, Dang (2022-05-15). "VĐV wushu Phạm Quốc Khánh và lời chia tay ngọt ngào sau SEA Games 31" [Wushu athlete Pham Quoc Khanh and a sweet farewell after the 31st SEA Games]. Lao Động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-07-09.