Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | VIE | ||||||||
| NOC | Vietnam Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 13 in 8 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Nguyễn Đình Cương (opening) Nguyễn Văn Hùng (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 70th |
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| 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). The Vietnam Olympic Committee sent thirteen athletes to compete in eight of the 28 Olympic sports. It is the largest ever contingent for the nation, up from 11 in the 2004 games.
Two athletes represented Vietnam in Beijing.
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.
Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương represented Vietnam in artistic gymnastics, becoming the first Vietnamese gymnast to be selected for Olympic competition. Although she did not qualify individually, she received a wild card invitation from the International Olympic Committee. 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.
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