Trần Văn Nen
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Trần•Văn Nen |
| Used name | Trần•Văn Nen |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Born | 6 August 1927 |
| Measurements | 168 cm / 59 kg |
| NOC |  South Vietnam |
Biography
Trần Văn Nen was a South Vietnamese national cycling champion from 1952–53 when he won a government-sponsored 1,000 mile race from Hanoi to the bottom of the Mekong river delta near Hồ Chí Minh City (then known as Saigon). He was one of his country’s five representatives in the cycling events at the 1964 Olympics in Roma, competing on both the road and track. Trần later worked as a hotel porter in Saigon in the 1970s, where he continued to compete in local cycling events.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | VNM |
Trần Văn Nen | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 90 | |||||
| 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic) | South Vietnam | 31 | ||||
| Cycling Track (Cycling) | VNM |
Trần Văn Nen | ||||
| 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic) | 25 | |||||
| Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | AC r1/4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (0–0–2 1958 Tokyo CRD bronze: road race team and 1000 m track time trial)