Vietnam at the
Olympics
IOC codeVIE
NOCVietnam Olympic Committee
Websitewww.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese and English)
Medals
Ranked 100th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer appearances

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 Summer Games in Sydney, when Trần Hiếu Ngân took home a silver in Taekwondo in the Women's -57 kg category. Vietnam won 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.

With a lack of investment into competing in the Olympics,[1] Vietnam has only sent an average of around 12 athletes per game up until 2020 Tokyo.[2] Stereotypes such as the Olympics and other sporting events being associated with heavy doping and cheating has made the event less prestigious for the Vietnamese.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1952 Helsinki80000−
1956 Melbourne60000−
1960 Rome30000−
1964 Tokyo160000−
1968 Mexico City90000−
1972 Munich20000−
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow350000−
1984 Los Angelesdid not participate
1988 Seoul100000−
1992 Barcelona70000−
1996 Atlanta60000−
2000 Sydney7010164
2004 Athens110000−
2008 Beijing13010172
2012 London18001179
2016 Rio de Janeiro23110248
2020 Tokyo180000-
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total131598

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Shooting1102
Weightlifting0112
Taekwondo0101
Totals (3 entries)1315

Medals by Youth Olympics Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Singapore 13 1 1 2 4
2014 China 13 1 1 2 2
2018 Buenos Aires 13 2 1 0 3
2022 Not held due to Covid-19
2026 Senegal future event
Total4349

List of Olympic medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverTrần Hiếu Ngân2000 Sydney TaekwondoWomen's 57 kg
 SilverHoàng Anh Tuấn2008 Beijing WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 BronzeTrần Lê Quốc Toàn2012 London WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldHoàng Xuân Vinh2016 Rio de Janeiro ShootingMen's 10 metre air pistol
 SilverHoàng Xuân Vinh2016 Rio de Janeiro ShootingMen's 50 metre pistol

See also

References

  1. ↑ VnExpress. "Vietnamese sports fail at Tokyo Olympics due to old grievances - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Việt Nam sets out to reverse Olympic woes". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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