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Vietnam at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
VIE

Competitors
  
18 in 11 sports

Vietnam at the 2012 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Vietnam Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.voc.org.vn (Vietnamese) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Nguyễn Tiến Nhật (opening) Lê Huỳnh Châu (closing)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Vietnam competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.

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The Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1980. A total of 18 athletes, 6 men and 12 women, competed in 11 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Vietnam was represented by more female than male athletes. This was also the youngest delegation in Vietnam's Olympic history, with half under the age of 24, and many of them were expected to reach their peach in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen athletes had competed in their first Olympics, including épée fencer Nguyễn Tiến Nhật, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Despite fielding its largest delegation to these games, Vietnam, however, failed to win a single medal. Pistol shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh and weightlifter Trần Lê Quốc Toàn missed out of the nation's first Olympic medals in London, after finishing fourth in their respective sporting events.

Athletics

Vietnamese athletes who have so far achieved qualifying standards.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    Badminton

    Vietnam has just qualified one athlete

    Fencing

    Vietnam has qualified one fencer.

    Men

    Gymnastics

    Vietnam has qualified three athletes

    Men
    Women

    Rowing

    Vietnam has qualified one boat.

    Women

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Shooting

    Vietnam has qualified two athletes

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Women

    Taekwondo

    Vietnam has qualified two athletes.

    Weightlifting

    Vietnam has qualified two athletes

    Wrestling

    Vietnam has qualified one athlete.

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • Women's freestyle

    References

    Vietnam at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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