Vietnam at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:VIE
Nocname:Vietnam Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:16
Sports:11
Flagbearer Open:Lê Đức Phát & Nguyễn Thị Thật
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Vietnam competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics as a reunified republic, although the Vietnamese athletes previously attended six other editions under the banner of the State of Vietnam or South Vietnam, except on two occasions: in 1976, as the result of an impact areas in the nation's warzones during the Vietnam War, and in 1984 due to the nation's support for the Soviet-led boycott. It was the second consecutive time Vietnam had failed to win any medals since the 2016 Summer Olympics. Like in 2020, Vietnam finished the Summer Olympics without a single medal earned.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Archery1 1 2
Athletics0 1 1
Badminton1 1 2
Boxing0 2 2
Canoeing0 1 1
Cycling0 1 1
Judo0 1 1
Rowing0 1 1
Shooting0 2 2
Swimming1 1 2
Weightlifting1 0 1
Total 4 12 16

Archery

See main article: article, Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Two Vietnamese archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's and individual recurve competition by virtue of their result at the 2024 Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey; and world ranking performances.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lê Quốc PhongMen's individual65247
L 0–6
Did not advance
Đỗ Thị Ánh NguyệtWomen's individual64837
L 5–6
Did not advance
Lê Quốc Phong
Đỗ Thị Ánh Nguyệt
Mixed team130024Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Track events

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lê Đức PhátMen's singles
W (21–10, 21–10)

L (21–16, 11–21, 12–21)
2Did not advance
Nguyễn Thùy LinhWomen's singles
W (21–6, 21–3)

L (20–22, 20–22)
2Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam entered two boxers. Võ Thị Kim Ánh (women's bantamweight) secured a quota by finishing in the top four at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[2] Hà Thị Linh (women's lightweight) secured her spots following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Võ Thị Kim ÁnhWomen's bantamweight
L 0–5
Did not advance
Hà Thị LinhWomen's lightweight
W 5–0

L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

For the first time since 2004, Vietnam canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the result of highest rank eligible nation's in the following events, through the 2024 Asian Sprint Canoeing Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

For the first time since 1988, Vietnam entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the re-allocation of unused quota places via the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.[3]

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Hoàng Thị Tình (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Asian & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

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

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnamese shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[4]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Trịnh Thu VinhWomen's 10 m air pistol5784 Q198.64
Women's 25 m pistol5874 Q167
Lê Thị Mộng TuyềnWomen's 10 m air rifle621.140Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnamese swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Nguyễn Huy HoàngMen's 800 m freestyle8:08.3928Did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyle15:18.6321Did not advance
Võ Thị Mỹ TiênWomen's 200 m medley2:17.1827Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Vietnam entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Trịnh Văn Vinh (men's 61 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries. World Athletics. 12 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?. Olympics. 11 March 2024. 12 March 2024.
  3. News: Đánh bại tay đua Trung Quốc, Nguyễn Thị Thật bảo vệ HCV xe đạp châu Á. Defeating Chinese rider Nguyễn Thị Thật defends Asian cycling gold medal. vi. Thanh Niên. 12 June 2023. 12 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 18 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification. World Aquatics. 4 June 2023.