Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Đỗ , but is often simplified to Do in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngân Thương.

Đỗ Thị Ngân Thuơng
Born	(1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 36) Hanoi, Vietnam
Height	1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Vietnam
Head coach(es)	Do Thuy Giang
Assistant coach(es)	You Yanan
Medal record Artistic Gymnastics Southeast Asian Games 2003 Hanoi Team 2003 Hanoi Uneven bars 2005 Manila Balance beam 2005 Manila All-around 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Balance beam 2011 Palembang Balance beam 2011 Palembang Uneven bars 2003 Hanoi Vault 2005 Manila Team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2011 Palembang All-around 2003 Hanoi All-around 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima All-around 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Floor exercise

Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương (born 10 March 1989) is a Vietnamese former artistic gymnast. She represented Vietnam at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but her 2008 results were nullified due to a doping violation. Ngân Thương is the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games champion on the balance beam and 2007 bronze medalist on the floor exercise.

Gymnastics career

Ngân Thương began gymnastics when she was six years old because her mother wanted to improve her health. At the 2003 SEA Games, she won gold medals with the team and on the uneven bars. Then at the 2005 SEA Games, she won the individual all-around title and won another gold medal on the uneven bars. ^[1] She won the balance beam gold medal at the 2007 SEA Games. She competed at her first World Championships in 2007 and finished 110th in the all-around qualifications. ^[2]

Ngân Thương participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, ^[3] where she became the first gymnast to represent Vietnam in Olympic competition. ^[4] She competed only in the preliminary round of competition, where among 82 gymnasts, she placed 15th on vault, 51st on balance beam, 79th on uneven bars, 82nd on floor exercise and 59th overall, and did not qualify for the all-around or individual event finals. On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced that Ngân Thương had tested positive for the banned substance furosemide. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist stated that Ngân Thương's use of furosemide was likely to be accidental, and the result of receiving poor information on doping restrictions. Nonetheless, she was expelled from the Olympic Games and her athlete accreditation was revoked. ^{[5] [6]}

After returning to Vietnam, Ngân Thương admitted she took diuretics for weight loss and did not know they contained banned substances. ^[7] She accepted a one-year ban on competing from the International Gymnastics Federation, ^[8] and she announced her initial retirement. ^[9]

Ngân Thương decided to return to competition at the conclusion of her ban. She competed on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise at the 2009 World Championships and did not advance into any finals. ^[10] At the 2010 Asian Games, she finished eighth in the all-around final and seventh in the vault and floor exercise finals. ^{[11] [12]} Despite competing with an injured ankle, she won gold medals on the uneven bars and balance beam at the 2011 SEA Games, and she won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Phan Thị Hà Thanh. ^[13]

Ngân Thương competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and finished 73rd in the all-around and earned the final berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^{[14] [15]} There, she competed on the uneven bars and balance beam and finished 73rd and 70th, respectively. ^[16] She announced her retirement from the sport in 2013. ^[17]

References

1. "Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương: Nhà vô địch tí hon" [Do Thi Ngan Thuong: Tiny Champion]. Cong Nghiep (in Vietnamese). 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
2. "40th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
3. "22 athletes to compete at Beijing Olympics". Nhan Dan. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. "Vietnam in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia . Retrieved 5 July 2025.
5. "2 more athletes fail doping tests". CBC News . 15 August 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
6. "Two more athletes fail dope tests". BBC Sport . 15 August 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
7. "Ngân Thương: "Tôi vô tình dùng phải chất kích thích"" [Ngan Thuong: "I accidentally used stimulants"]. The Thao (in Vietnamese). 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
8. Tâm, Hoàng (8 March 2016). "Búp bê TDDC Việt Nam kể chuyện dính doping vì làm đẹp" [Vietnamese Gymnastics Doll Tells Story of Getting Doped for Beauty]. Z News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
9. "Ngân Thương tuyên bố từ giã sự nghiệp" [Ngan Thuong announced her retirement from her career]. Tuoitre (in Vietnamese). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
10. "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13-18, 2009 London (GBR) Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 14 October 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
11. "第16回　アジア競技大会 女子団体" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
12. "第16回　アジア競技大会 男子種目別" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
13. "Thót tim với bài thi của 'búp bê' Ngân Thương" [Heart-stopping test of 'doll' Ngan Thuong]. Z News (in Vietnamese). 16 November 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
14. "Gymnastics Artistic Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
15. "List of Women's Artistic Gymnastics 2012 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
16. "Gymnastics Artistic Women Qualifications Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . London 2012. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
17. ""Búp bê" Ngân Thương từ giã Thể dục dụng cụ" ["Doll" Ngan Thuong says goodbye to Gymnastics]. Dang Cong San (in Vietnamese). 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

External links

• Do Thi Ngan Thuong at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Do Thi Ngan Thuong at Olympedia