Lê Minh Hiếu

B4
Lê Minh Hiếu in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameLê Minh Hiếu
National team Vietnam
Born (2000-06-30) June 30, 2000
Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai, Vietnam
Sport
Country Vietnam
SportBreaking
Medal record
Breaking
Representing  Vietnam
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Argentina Breaking Mixed Team

Lê Minh Hiếu (born 30 June 2000), also known as B4, is a Vietnamese breakdancer. He is the men's 2018 Summer Youth Olympics gold medal winner in breakdancing.[1]

Early life

Minh Hiếu was born in Biên Hòa City, Đồng Nai province, Vietnam.[2] In the family, Hiếu is the eldest of three children.[3][4] When he was young, his father was imprisoned due to gambling, and his mother raised three children alone while suffering from kidney failure.[5] In 2015, after their mother passed away, Hiếu and his brother were adopted by a breakdancer from Ho Chi Minh City.[6][7]

Career

Minh Hiếu began breakdancing in 2011 after watching dancers perform on television.[3] In 2016, Hiếu participated in Vietnamese TV show So You Think You Can Dance season 5, advanced to the final round, and finished as the runner-up.[8][9] In 2017, Hiếu competed in the World Youth Breaking Championship Qualification events held by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF). He first participated in Taiwan, placed 20th, and then advanced to the next qualification in Kawasaki, Japan.[10] His performance in Japan placed him in 12th position, which secured him a spot at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[11][12]

At the Youth Olympics, he placed last in the B-Boy individual category,[13] but went on to win the gold medal in the Breaking Mixed Team event, alongside dancer Ram from Japan.[14] The victory marked Vietnam's first medal in Olympic breaking and the fourth gold medal won by Vietnamese athletes at the 2018 Youth Olympics.[4][15] After the competition, Hiếu became a teacher at a Vietnamese dance school in Ho Chi Minh City.[16] Hiếu also continued to represent Vietnam in various regional competitions.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – B4". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  2. ^ "Lê Minh Hiếu (Lê Hiếu)". UDG Vietnam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  3. ^ a b VieZ (2022-03-21). "B4 (Lê Hiếu) - Bboy đại diện Việt Nam giành Huy Chương Vàng Olympic trẻ, được vinh danh trên báo Anh" [B4 (Le Hieu) - Bboy representing Vietnam won the Youth Olympic Gold Medal, honored in British newspaper]. VieZ.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  4. ^ a b "Bước qua biến cố gia đình, Lê Hiếu - chàng trai Việt mê nhảy giành luôn HCV Olympic trẻ và được vinh danh trên báo Anh" [Overcoming family turmoil, Le Hieu - a Vietnamese boy who loves dancing won a gold medal at the Youth Olympics and was honored in the British newspaper.]. cafebiz.vn (in Vietnamese). 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  5. ^ "BBC World Service - The Documentary, Breaking through, Vietnamese b-boy: 'Breaking saved me'". BBC. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  6. ^ cand.com.vn. "Quả ngọt của vũ công 9X nhận nuôi 3 em nhỏ mồ côi" [The sweet fruit of a 9X dancer adopting 3 orphaned children]. Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  7. ^ depweb (2015-11-16). "Vũ công Đào Phi Hải: Người thầy đặc biệt của ba đứa trẻ mồ côi mẹ" [Dancer Dao Phi Hai: The special teacher of three motherless children]. Tạp chí Đẹp (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  8. ^ thanhnien.vn (2017-01-21). "Đăng Quân lên ngôi 'Thử thách cùng bước nhảy' mùa 5" [Dang Quan wins 'Let's Dance' season 5]. Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  9. ^ thanhnien.vn (2017-02-01). "Á quân 'Thử thách cùng bước nhảy' 2016 gắn bó cùng thầy John Huy Trần" [Runner-up of 'Let's Dance' 2016 with teacher John Huy Tran]. Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  10. ^ VieZ (2022-03-21). "Bboy Lê Hiếu (B4): 'Mình đang thành công bằng nhảy múa, tại sao phải dừng?'" [Bboy Le Hieu (B4): 'I'm successful with dancing, why should I stop?']. VieZ.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  11. ^ "Youth Olympic Games - WDSF Qualifier for Breaking". www.breakingforgold.com. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  12. ^ "Olympics - A journey to GOLD!". BBOY B4. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  13. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Boys". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  14. ^ "Breaking new ground in Buenos Aires". Olympics. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Olympedia – Vietnam at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  16. ^ thanhnien.vn (2022-04-28). "Vì sao cái tên Lê Hiếu được cộng đồng mạng tìm kiếm tăng chóng mặt ?" [Why is the name Le Hieu being searched for by the online community increasing rapidly?]. Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  17. ^ "Profile". BBOY B4. ACHIEVEMENTS. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
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