Dinh Phuong Thanh: From malnutrition to male gymnast, got married 2 months ago SEA Games

Dinh Phuong Thanh not only made fans "take their hat off" to his talent, but also admired his extraordinary energy. With his recent achievement at the 32nd SEA Games, he went down in history, becoming the SEA Games champion for 5 consecutive times.

Unexpected energy of "malnourished boy" Dinh Phuong Thanh

Dinh Phuong Thanh was born in 1995, he was born in a family not very well off, his father drove a motorbike taxi and his mother sold vegetables. His whole family lives in a small house in Cau Giay district, Hanoi. For Phuong Thanh, success is the only way for him to help his family and give them a fuller life.

Since birth, Phuong Thanh has not been as healthy as he is now, the golden boy Gymnastics is malnourished, his body is very weak and often sick. Therefore, Thanh should be taught by his parents at the Sports Center at Quan Ngua Sports Palace to exercise. Initially, his parents let Thanh study Gymnastics only for the purpose of improving his health, not thinking that this sport is a karma that will stick with his son. However, this is an opportunity for Phuong Thanh to come to Gymnastics later.

At the age of 7, Phuong Thanh was discovered by coach Truong Tuan Hien about his talent for gymnastics. So he was sent to China for training after many attempts to convince his family. With Dinh Phuong Thanh's ailing physique at that time, no one thought that this Hanoi boy could make history for Vietnamese sports.

More importantly, due to his weak body and constant illness, the 26-year-old athlete could not practice seamlessly. Once, Thanh had to return to Vietnam for treatment before continuing to practice.

The difficulty is like that, but with rare efforts, Dinh Phuong Thanh still overcame all the thorns. Coach Truong Tuan Hien once commented that Thanh is an athlete whose will to rise is unmatched. Thanks to his will and natural talent, Thanh has risen to become one of the best athletes of Vietnam Gymnastics with countless international and domestic titles.

The person who made history for Vietnam Gymnastics

After 8 years of training abroad, Phuong Thanh returned home and practiced at Nhon National Sports Training Center. At this time, he was only 15 years old, but he had achieved unexpected successes. After only a few years of practice, Phuong Thanh was recruited into the national team and participated in international competitions.

In 2014, Phuong Thanh competed in the 17th Asian Games arena held in Incheon, Korea. He succeeded when he won the first bronze medal in his career. A potential start for the young man at the age of 19.

A year later, Phuong Thanh continued to leave her mark when she won 4 gold medals at the 28th SEA Games in Singapore. Including 3 individual gold medals in singles, doubles and all-rounders and 1 gold in team content. He became a key member of the team with the hope of bringing Vietnamese gymnastics to the next level.

At the World Challenge Cup ART, he also successfully brought himself another gold medal.

In 2017, Phuong Thanh continued to make a miracle when maintaining her form with 2 gold medals at the 29th SEA Games. In 2020, it was a surprise when Phuong Thanh excellently won a place to attend the Tokyo Olympics.

At the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, Phuong Thanh and his teammates brought home a series of gold medals for the Vietnamese sports delegation.

Become an athlete to win gold medals at 5 consecutive SEA Games

With the victory in the singles event at the 32nd SEA Games on May 9, Dinh Phuong Thanh went down in history when he became the SEA Games champion 5 times in a row. Before that, he won 11 gold medals in this arena, of which 4 were in 2015 in Singapore; 2 gold medals in 2017 in Malaysia; 2 gold medals in the Philippines in 2019 and 3 gold in Hanoi in 2021.

However, there is still a bit of regret for this young man's achievement on May 9, when he could not successfully defend the gold medal in the double bar content. Dinh Phuong Thanh only achieved 14,400 points, much lower than when he won gold in this content at SEA Games 31 (15,133 points).

Sharing with Dan Viet, after winning the 32nd SEA Games singles gold medal, Dinh Phuong Thanh happily said: "The two events competed side by side, only about 15 minutes apart, but with the support and care of doctors. , the encouragement of my teammates, I had a good performance."

Get married 2 months before SEA Games

2 months before SEA Games 32, Dinh Phuong Thanh held a wedding. His wife named Hang, 26 years old, is the one who takes care of everything from the theater, to the wedding ceremony, ... so that her husband can practice with peace of mind.

Sometimes seeing the bride alone preparing for the wedding, someone asks: "Where is the groom?". Although he did not know how his wife answered, but Thanh knew that she felt sorry for herself.

After the wedding, Thanh returned to practice sprinting before going to Cambodia. Once again, he ... "neglected" his family, fortunately his wife sympathized because she was also a sports athlete from the starting point.

Thanh knew his wife when they both studied at the Hanoi High School for the Gifted Sports and Physical Education. "I liked her first, but didn't dare to confess," he said.

Hang pursued aerobics, but in 2012 retired and transferred to Hanoi National University of Education. Since then, the two have lost contact. Later, Hang graduated from school and became an information technology teacher.

In 2018, Thanh accidentally knew Hang's house next to a brother's house with the TDCC team. He was determined not to miss this opportunity, quickly made friends on Facebook and texted "silly acquaintances": "Hi, can I get to know you?".

Seeing that Hang never answered, Thanh was impatient and suddenly confessed: "I'll be your lover!".

The other party was surprised and thought "cheated", but Thanh knew that he had to firmly grasp this predestined relationship. Since then, he continuously texted, gradually conquering his lover.

In June 2018, the two were officially a couple. A beautiful love story ends with a sweet and fulfilling wedding in early 2023.

"I always try to spend the weekend to make up for the time with my lover. The four years of love are almost the same. When the competition is over, there is time to rest, we will see each other more," the guy said. .

From the day he came to Cambodia, the couple kept texting every day to know each other's information. This year's Sea Games is special, because in addition to sharing the joy of winning with his parents, Thanh has another "special person" to confide in.

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