Hoàng Nguyên Thanh

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Hoàng. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thanh.

Hoàng Nguyên Thanh (born in 1995 in Bình Phước Province, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese marathoner, who has won five Vietnamese national championships in men's marathon.^[1] He is also the first Vietnamese runner to have ever won a gold medal in the men's marathon at the SEA Games, winning in 2021.^[2] He finished the marathon in 2:25:08, faster than the second-placed Prayogo by 30 seconds.

Hoàng Nguyên Thanh

Personal information
Birth name	Hoàng Nguyên Thanh
Born	1995 Bình Phước Province, Việt Nam
Sport
Country	Vietnam
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Medal record Representing  Vietnam Athletics SEA Games SEA Games 2015 Marathon SEA Games 2021 Marathon

Career

His best run for a marathon was in 2:18:42 in the Asian Marathon Championships in Hong Kong Marathon in Hong Kong, China in 2024, this record helps him break the national record for Vietnamese men's marathon in 21 years, since 2003.^[3][4]

In Vietnam, Hoàng Nguyên Thanh plays for Bình Phước Province Team, winning 4 consecutive championships in the Tiền Phong Marathon from 2020 to 2024, he finished in 2:26:5 in Tien Phong Marathon 2024.^[5][1]