Phạm Như Phương (born November 25, 2003) is a Vietnamese artistic gymnast. She represented Vietnam at the 2018 Youth Olympics where she was part of the gold medal winning mixed multi-discipline team.

Phạm Như Phương
Như Phương at the 2018 Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full namePhạm Như Phương
Country represented Vietnam
Born (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 20)
Hanoi, Vietnam
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–2023 (VIE)
RetiredJanuary 2024
Medal record
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Floor Exercise
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Early life edit

Như Phương was born in Hanoi in 2003.[1]

Gymnastics career edit

2017–18 edit

Như Phương competed at the 2017 Olympic Hopes Cup where she placed 34th in the all-around.[2]

At the 2018 Junior Asian Championships Như Phương finished ninth in the all-around. She was selected to represent Vietnam at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. While there she was named to the mixed multi-discipline team named after American gymnast Simone Biles; the team placed first.[3] Như Phương did not qualify for any individual event finals but was the fourth reserve for the all-around.

 
Như Phương competing on vault at the 2018 Youth Olympics

2019 edit

Như Phương turned senior in 2019 and made her senior international debut at the Korea Cup where she finished seventh on balance beam and ninth on floor exercise.

2022 edit

Như Phương competed at the postponed Southeast Asian Games. She helped Vietnam place second as a team and individually she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam and floor exercise.[4]

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Olympic Hopes Cup 34
2018
Asian Championships 9
Youth Olympic Games  [a] R4
Senior
2019 Korea Cup 7 9
2022 Southeast Asian Games   5      
2023
Asian Championships 7 19
  1. ^ The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines

References edit

  1. ^ "PHAM Nhu Phuong FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2017 Olympic Hopes Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gymnastics: Tamara Ong wins gold in multi-national team event at Youth Olympics". The Straits Times. October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bóng hồng Thể dục dụng cụ giành HCB đầy tiếc nuối". Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). May 15, 2022.

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