Vietnam at the Olympics

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.

Vietnam at the
Olympics
IOC codeVIE
NOCVietnam Olympic Committee
Websitewww.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese and English)
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer appearances

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 AthensDid Not Participate
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow310000
1984 Los AngelesBoycott
1988 Seoul100000
1992 Barcelona70000
1996 Atlanta60000
2000 Sydney70101
2004 Athens110000
2008 Beijing130101
2012 London180011
2016 Rio de Janeiro231102
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total1315

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Shooting1102
Weightlifting0112
Taekwondo0101
Totals (3 sports)1315

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverTrần Hiếu Ngân 2000 Sydney TaekwondoWomen's 57 kg
 SilverHoàng Anh Tuấn 2008 Beijing WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 BronzeTrần Lê Quốc Toàn 2012 London WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldHoàng Xuân Vinh 2016 Rio de Janeiro ShootingMen's 10 metre air pistol
 SilverHoàng Xuân Vinh 2016 Rio de Janeiro ShootingMen's 50 metre pistol

See also
  • "Vietnam". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists—Vietnam". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Vietnam". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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