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Vietnam at the
Olympics
Flag of Vietnam.svg
IOC code VIE
NOC Vietnam Olympic Committee
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Medals
Ranked 98th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 3 1 5
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 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 in competing in the Olympics, Vietnam has sent an average of only around 12 athletes per game until Tokyo 2020. Stereotypes, such as the Olympics and other sporting events being associated with heavy doping and cheating, have made the event less prestigious for the Vietnamese.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
as  South Vietnam
Finland 1952 Helsinki 8 0 0 0 0
Australia 1956 Melbourne 6 0 0 0 0
Italy 1960 Rome 3 0 0 0 0
Japan 1964 Tokyo 16 0 0 0 0
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 9 0 0 0 0
West Germany 1972 Munich 2 0 0 0 0
as  Vietnam
Canada 1976 Montreal did not participate
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 35 0 0 0 0
United States 1984 Los Angeles did not participate
South Korea 1988 Seoul 10 0 0 0 0
Spain 1992 Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0
United States 1996 Atlanta 6 0 0 0 0
Australia 2000 Sydney 7 0 1 0 1 64
Greece 2004 Athens 11 0 0 0 0
China 2008 Beijing 13 0 1 0 1 72
United Kingdom 2012 London 18 0 0 1 1 79
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 23 1 1 0 2 48
Japan 2020 Tokyo 18 0 0 0 0 -
France 2024 Paris 16 0 0 0 0 -
United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Total 1 3 1 5 98

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Shooting 1 1 0 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1 2
Taekwondo 0 1 0 1
Totals (3 entries) 1 3 1 5

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
Total 4 3 4 9

List of Olympic medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Trần Hiếu Ngân Australia 2000 Sydney Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
22 Silver Hoàng Anh Tuấn China 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
33 Bronze Trần Lê Quốc Toàn United Kingdom 2012 London Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
11 Gold Hoàng Xuân Vinh Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistol
22 Silver Hoàng Xuân Vinh Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vietnam en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

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