Đỗ Tiến Tuấn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Born | 3 September 1967 |
| Died | Unknown date (before 2020)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Đỗ Tiến Tuấn (3 September 1967 – before 2020) was a Vietnamese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
Early life
Tuấn was born on 3 September 1967, in Haiphong, North Vietnam.[2] He learned boxing since he was a young boy.[3]
Career
Đỗ Tiến Tuấn qualified for 1988 Summer Olympics by a wildcard spot.[4]
Arrest, murder and death
During his career peak, he was arrested twice, each for alleged disturbance of public order. Later, he received a 18-month imprisonment for his abuse of trust and misappropriation of citizen' property.[3]
While in prison for theft, he murdered two other prisoners and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He continued fighting prisoners while in prison before being beaten to death sometime before 2020 during one altercation.[5]
References
- ^ Triệu, Mẫn (3 April 2020). "Số phận bi thảm của võ sĩ Boxing Việt Nam đầu tiên dự Olympic". THỂ THAO 247. Retrieved 21 June 2023. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Đỗ Tiến Tuấn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b Đặng Huyền; Phương Nam (5 February 2005). "Khi võ sư thành sát thủ" [When a martial artist become a killer]. Công an Nhân dân (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Nguyễn Văn Đương lập kỳ tích cho Boxing Việt Nam ở Olympic sau 33 năm" [Nguyễn Văn Đương made a miracle for Vietnamese Boxing at the Olympics after 33 years]. Gia Lai TV (in Vietnamese). Báo và phát thanh, truyền hình Gia Lai. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
Ở Olympic Seoul 1988, 2 tay đấm Đỗ Tiến Tuấn (hạng 67 kg) và Đặng Hiếu Hiền (48 kg) được xét đặc cách dự tranh.
- ^ "Số phận bi thảm của võ sĩ quyền Anh Việt Nam đầu tiên dự Olympic". Retrieved 8 September 2021.