Lê Văn Công

Lê Văn Công (born 20 June 1984^[1] in Hà Tĩnh Province) is a Vietnamese sports powerlifter who participated in the 2008 Paralympics and was crowned champion of the men's 49 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He became the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Paralympics.^[2]

Lê Văn Công

Personal information
Nationality	Vietnam
Born	(1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 41) Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Powerlifting
Medal record Representing  Vietnam Men's powerlifting Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro -49 kg 2020 Tokyo -49 kg 2024 Paris -49 kg World Championships 2017 Mexico City -49 kg 2014 Dubai -49 kg 2021 Tbilisi -49 kg Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon -49 kg 2022 Hangzhou -49 kg ASEAN Para Games 2015 Singapore -49 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur -49 kg

Career

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 49 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[3] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.^[4]

He won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[5][6] He won the bronze medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.^[7]