Vietnam at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vietnam at the Olympics
IOC code	VIE
NOC	Vietnam Olympic Committee
Website
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
1952 Helsinki	8	0	0	0	0	−
1956 Melbourne	6	0	0	0	0	−
1960 Rome	3	0	0	0	0	−
1964 Tokyo	16	0	0	0	0	−
1968 Mexico City	9	0	0	0	0	−
1972 Munich	2	0	0	0	0	−
as  Vietnam
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	35	0	0	0	0	−
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
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	64
2004 Athens	11	0	0	0	0	−
2008 Beijing	13	0	1	0	1	72
2012 London	18	0	0	1	1	79
2016 Rio de Janeiro	23	1	1	0	2	48
2020 Tokyo	18	0	0	0	0	-
2024 Paris	16	0	0	0	0	-
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		1	3	1	5	98

Medals by sport

Medals by Youth Olympics Summer Games

List of Olympic medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Trần Hiếu Ngân	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
2 Silver	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
3 Bronze	Trần Lê Quốc Toàn	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
1 Gold	Hoàng Xuân Vinh	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's 10 metre air pistol
2 Silver	Hoàng Xuân Vinh	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol

See also

In Spanish: Vietnam en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

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