Vietnam at the Olympics

Vietnam at the Olympics
IOC code	VIE
NOC	Vietnam Olympic Committee
Website	www.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese) (in English)
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer appearances
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Vietnam first competed in the Olympic Games in 1952 as the State of Vietnam. After the Partition of Vietnam in 1954, only the Republic of Vietnam competed in the Games, sending athletes to every Summer Olympics between 1956 and 1972.

Since the reunification of Vietnam in 1976, they have competed as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, attending every Olympics from 1980 onwards with the exception of 1984. The present Vietnam Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1979. Vietnam has never competed in the Winter Olympics.

Vietnam won its first medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney, when Trần Hiếu Ngân took home a silver in Taekwondo in the Women's -75 kg category. Vietnam would win its first gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, when shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh was victorious in the Men's 10m air pistol event.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896–1948	as part of  France (FRA)
1952 Helsinki	8	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1956 Melbourne	6	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1960 Rome	3	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1964 Tokyo	16	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1968 Mexico City	9	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1972 Munich	2	competed as  Vietnam (VIE)
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	31	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	boycott
1988 Seoul	10	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	7	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	6	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	7	0	1	0	1
2004 Athens	11	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	13	0	1	0	1
2012 London	18	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	23	1	1	0	2
2020 Tokyo	future event
Total		1	3	0	4

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Shooting	1	1	0	2
Taekwondo	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Total	1	3	0	4

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Trần Hiếu Ngân	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
Silver	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
Gold	Hoàng Xuân Vinh	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's 10 metre air pistol
Silver	Hoàng Xuân Vinh	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol

See also

• List of flag bearers for Vietnam at the Olympics
• Vietnam at the Paralympics

External links

• "Vietnam". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists — Vietnam". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Vietnam". Sports-Reference.com.