Yen Hoang
Personal information
Born (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sport
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT53
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2020
World finals2015
Regional finals2015, 2019
Medal record
Representing  United States
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima800 m T53
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima400 m T53
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place2021 ChicagoMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2021 BostonMarathon

Yen Hoang (Vietnamese: Yến Hoàng; born March 8, 1997) is an American wheelchair racer, who won two medals at the 2019 Parapan American Games. She came second at the 2021 Chicago Marathon and third at the 2021 Boston Marathon, and competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life

Yen Hoang was born in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8, 1997, and then moved to the United States with her family when she was three years old.[1] Hoang has cauda equina syndrome, and has used a wheelchair since the age of four.[2] She started playing wheelchair basketball in middle school, and started track and field events at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington.[2] She has played wheelchair basketball at national youth level.[3] Hoang attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a sports scholarship, graduating in business and accounting in 2019.[2][4] Aside from wheelchair racing, Hoang works for KPMG.[5]

Career

In 2012, Hoang won the 3,200 meter wheelchair race at her school district competition.[6] In 2014, she won the 800 meter and 3,200 meter events at the Tiger Invitational competition.[7] Hoang competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games,[2] in four events,[8] and also at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.[4] At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Hoang won the 800 meters T53 event, and came second in the 400 meters T53 competition.[2] She also came fourth in the final of the 100 meters T53 at the Games.[9] Hoang was the second fastest women finisher at the virtual 2020 New York City Marathon, behind Susannah Scaroni.[10]

In 2021, Hoang came third in the New York Mini 10K wheelchair race.[11] At the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics, she finished eighth in the final of the 800 meters T53 event.[2] Her time in the semi-final was a personal best.[8] She also competed in the 100 meters T53, 400 meters T53 and 1500 meters T53 events.[12] Hoang came second in the women's wheelchair race at the 2021 Chicago Marathon.[13][14] It was her third Chicago Marathon, and she had previously finished seventh and 12th in the event.[15] The next day, she came third in the women's wheelchair race at the 2021 Boston Marathon.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Quang Vinh. "Yến Hoàng – đoá hồng gốc Việt của điền kinh Paralympic Mỹ" [Yen Hoang – Vietnamese rose of American Paralympic field and track]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Evergreen grad Yen Hoang places eighth in 800 meters at Tokyo Paralympics". The Columbian. August 29, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Washingtonians in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics". Seattle Metropolitan. July 23, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Yen Hoang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hear our Voices: Yen Hoang achieves her dream of making the U.S. Paralympic team". KPMG. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Highline wins 1,600 relay, McPhee the 1,600 run at state". Westside Seattle. June 4, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tiger Invitational faces several weather hurdles". The Columbian. March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Der Evergreen-Absolvent Yen Hoang belegt bei den Paralympics in Tokio den achten Platz über 800 Meter" (in German). Nach Welt. August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hoang, Yen". Parapan American Games. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2020 Virtual TCS New York City Marathon". New York Road Runners. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sara Hall wins New York Mini 10K in Central Park". Associated Press. June 12, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Olympian Jordan Chiles honored with parade, key to the City of Vancouver". KATU. August 23, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Swiss double as Schaer and Hug win in Boston". International Paralympic Committee. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Tatyana McFadden: Two marathon podiums in 24 hours". Yahoo! Sports. October 11, 2021. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Key Storylines to Watch in Sunday's Race". WMAQ-TV. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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