Vietnam at the Olympics
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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,[1] Vietnam has sent an average of only around 12 athletes per game until Tokyo 2020.[2] 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.[citation needed]
| 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 | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 98 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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