Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Vietnam at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeVIE
NOCVietnam Olympic Committee
Websitewww.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese and English)
in Beijing
Competitors13 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Nguyễn Đình Cương[1] (opening)
Nguyễn Văn Hùng (closing)
Medals
Ranked 70th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Vietnam competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It is the 13th summer games in which the nation has competed since its first appearance in 1952. Although it has sent a modest delegation every year it has competed, Vietnam had only earned one Olympic medal before Beijing (in 2000).[2] The Vietnam Olympic Committee sent thirteen athletes to compete in eight of the 28 Olympic sports.[3] It is the largest ever contingent for the nation, up from 11 in the 2004 games.[4]

  1. ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. ^ "NOC Biography VIE - Vietnam". Official Beijing 2008 website. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ "Vietnamese athletes ready to take on Olympics". Vietnam News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ^ "Viet Nam team depart for Beijing". Vietnam News. August 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.