Full name Anasztazia Nguyen Sport Sprint running Nickname(s) Naszti Club Budapesti Honved SE | Nationality Hungarian Name Anasztazia Nguyen Country Hungary | |
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Born 9 January 1993 (age 31) ( 1993-01-09 ) Budapest, Hungary | ||
IAAF World Junior Championships Moncton 2010 - 100m semifinale women heat 2 -Halbfinale Lauf 2
Anasztázia Nguyen (born 9 January 1993) is a Hungarian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres.
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Early life and career
Nguyen was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest 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.
She began her career in 2002 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. 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, a seventh place in 100 metres on the same event and a fifth place from the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics also in 100 metres. In addition, Nguyen had won three Hungarian Athletics Championships in 100 metres (2009, 2010, 2011) and one in 200 metres (2011). She also the national junior record in 60 metres (7.40) and in 100 metres (11.55).
For her performances in 2011 she was given the Heraklész Award in the best female athlete category.