Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Vietnam at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Vietnam.svg
IOC code VIE
NOC Vietnam Olympic Committee
Website www.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]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hoàng Anh Tuấn Weightlifting Men's 56 kg August 10

Athletics

Two athletes represented Vietnam in Beijing.

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Nguyễn Đình Cương 800 m 1:52.067Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Vũ Thị Hương 100 m 11.653 Q11.708Did not advance

Badminton

Vietnam sent two athletes to compete in two of the five badminton events. Nguyễn Tiến Minh entered ranked 24th in the world, while Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung was ranked 72nd.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nguyễn Tiến Minh Men's singles ByeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Y-H  (TPE)
L 16–21, 21–15, 15–21
Did not advance
Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung Women's singles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Jayasinghe  (SRI)
W 21–13, 21–12
Flag of Japan.svg  Hirose  (JPN)
L 7–21, 12–21
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương represented Vietnam in artistic gymnastics, becoming the first Vietnamese gymnast to be selected for Olympic competition. [5] Although she did not qualify individually, she received a wild card invitation from the International Olympic Committee. [6] She competed in the qualification stage, where her 52.1 final score placed her in 59th overall, missing the event and all-around competition finals. On 15 August 2008, Thuong failed a drugs test for furosemide and her result was disqualified. IOC professor Arne Ljungqvist suggested Thuong's drug use was due to "poor information of the athlete", rather than a deliberate attempt to violate the rules. [7]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương All-around 11.90013.40012.57514.22552.100DSQDid not advance

Shooting

One athlete qualified to compete in two shooting events. Nguyễn Mạnh Tường failed to advance in either the 10 metre or 50 metre pistol events.

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nguyễn Mạnh Tường 10 m air pistol 57234Did not advance
50 m pistol 54338Did not advance

Swimming

One athlete qualified to compete in swimming at the Games, finishing 58th and failing to advance.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nguyễn Hữu Việt 100 m breaststroke 1:06.3658Did not advance

Table tennis

One athlete competed for Vietnam in the men's table tennis singles tournament. Đoàn Kiến Quốc won his first two matches, but lost in the second round to a Russian opponent.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Đoàn Kiến Quốc Men's singles Flag of Australia.svg  Zalcberg  (AUS)
W 4–0
Flag of France.svg  Legoût  (FRA)
W 4–2
Flag of Russia.svg  Smirnov  (RUS)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Vietnam sent three athletes to compete in three taekwondo events at these Games. The team had an overall record of 1–3, with only Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc managing to win a match. Trần qualified for the repechage after her second round opponent made the final, but could not advance to a bronze medal match.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nguyễn Văn Hùng Men's +80 kg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chukwumerije  (NGR)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc Women's −49 kg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Tona  (PNG)
W 5–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Puedpong  (THA)
L 1–2
Did not advanceFlag of Cuba.svg  Montejo  (CUB)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu Women's −57 kg Flag of Senegal.svg  Diedhiou  (SEN)
L 0–1
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Two athletes competed in two weightlifting events at the games. Hoàng Anh Tuấn was ranked fifth in the world in his category and was called Vietnam's best chance at a medal in the Games. [8] This turned out to be an accurate assessment, as he lifted 130 kilograms in the snatch leaving him tied in lift weight for 2nd, but losing a tie on body weight. In the clean and jerk, Hoàng made his first lift at 155 kilos, but missed his second attempt at 160 and fell back to 4th. However, on his final lift he was successful at 160 kilograms, while his opponents in the battle for the silver medal all missed at that weight or selected a lower weight to attempt, moving him into second place by two kilograms. This was just the second Olympic medal in Vietnamese history, and the first in weightlifting.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Hoàng Anh Tuấn Men's −56 kg 13031602290Silver medal icon.svg
Nguyễn Thị Thiết Women's −63 kg 100712562254

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