Phạm Như Phương (born November 25, 2003) is a Vietnamese artistic gymnast. She represented Vietnam at the

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where she was part of the gold medal winning mixed multi-discipline team.

Early life

Như Phương was born in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

in 2003.

Gymnastics career

2017–18

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

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; the team placed first. Như Phương did not qualify for any individual event finals but was the fourth reserve for the all-around.

2019

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

Như Phương competed at the postponed

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. She helped Vietnam place second as a team and individually she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam and floor exercise.

Competitive history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pham, Nhu Phong Living people 2003 births Sportspeople from Hanoi Vietnamese female artistic gymnasts SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam Gymnasts at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Vietnamese sportswomen SEA Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2022 Asian Games