Tham Nguyen
Tham "Thammy" Nguyen Gough (; ; , ; born 15 September 1996) is a Vietnamese-born Irish retired weightlifter and entrepreneur, known for being the first Irish weightlifter to win a senior medal at the European Weightlifting Championships.Emigrating from Vietnam at an early age, her family experienced hardships in Ireland to the extent of not being able to afford food for the week. She moved to different towns before settling in Clarehall, where she then found out about Olympic weightlifting in a gym.
In her early weightlifting years, she competed at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in 2015 as the first woman to represent Ireland at the competition. The same year, she competed at the World Weightlifting Championships, once again becoming the first Irish woman to represent the country in the championships. Eight years later, she competed at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting 98 kilograms in the clean and jerk, earning the first bronze and first medal ever for the nation. The following year, in the same competition, she earned the first total medal for the nation.
She supported her weightlifting career financially through her business interests, which include salons, a gym, and a clothing brand. On 1 April 2024, she retired from competitive weightlifting and continued to follow through on her businesses. Provided by Wikipedia
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8by Do Tra Huong, Van Tu Nguyen, Xuan Linh Ha, Hien Lan Nguyen Thi, Thi Thoa Duong, Duy Chinh Nguyen, Hong-Tham Nguyen ThiGet full text
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9by Susan M. Downes, Tham Nguyen, Vicky Tai, Suzanne Broadgate, Mital Shah, Saoud Al-Khuzaei, Robert E. MacLaren, Morag Shanks, Penny Clouston, Stephanie HalfordGet full text
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10by Thi Hanh Nguyen, Thi Huong Pham, Hong Tham Nguyen Thi, Thi Nham Nguyen, Minh-Viet Nguyen, Trinh Tran Dinh, Minh Phuong Nguyen, Trung Quang Do, Thao Phuong, Thu Trang Hoang, Thanh Tung Mai Hung, Viet Ha Tran ThiGet full text
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11by Parry Christopher, My Phan, Boni Maciej F, Hoang Nguyen, Campbell James I, Duy Pham, Nga Tran, Nhu Nguyen, Vinh Ha, Nga Tran, Van Minh Pham, Thuy Cao, Diep To, Phuong Le, Chinh Mai, Loan Ha, Tham Nguyen, Lanh Mai, Mong Bui, Anh Vo, Bay Phan, Chau Nguyen, Farrar Jeremy, Baker StephenGet full text
Published 2009-12-01
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