Olympic Games

Events > Olympics > Summer > Countries > Vietnam

Vietnam at the Olympics

Vietnam first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952. In 1952 they competed as the State of Vietnam. After the Partition of Vietnam in 1954 into North (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam), only South Vietnam competed from 1956 to 1972.

After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War, they have competed under the title Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1980 onwards. There was no Vietnamese team of any sort in 1976 and 1984.

Trivia

• The first medal won by Vietnam since it began competing in the Olympic Games in 1952 was a silver medal by Hieu Ngan Tran in taekwondo (women 49-57kg category).

Related Pages

• see also South Vietnam at the Olympics.
• list of all countries that have participated at the Olympic Games.