Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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Nguyễn Văn Hùng (closing) | |
Medals Ranked 70th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | August 10 |
Athletics
Two athletes represented Vietnam in Beijing.
- 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
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Nguyễn Đình Cương | 800 m | 1:52.06 | 7 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Vũ Thị Hương
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100 m | 11.65 | 3 Q | 11.70 | 8 | Did not advance |
Badminton
Vietnam sent two athletes to compete in two of the five badminton events.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
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Nguyễn Tiến Minh | Men's singles | Bye | Hsieh Y-H (TPE )L 16–21, 21–15, 15–21 |
Did not advance | |||||
Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung
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Women's singles | Jayasinghe (SRI) W 21–13, 21–12 |
Hirose (JPN) L 7–21, 12–21 |
Did not advance |
Gymnastics
Artistic
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương
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All-around | 11.900 | 13.400 | 12.575 | 14.225 | DSQ | Did 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
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Nguyễn Mạnh Tường | 10 m air pistol | 572 | 34 | Did not advance | |
50 m pistol | 543 | 38 | Did not advance |
Swimming
One athlete qualified to compete in swimming at the Games, finishing 58th and failing to advance.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nguyễn Hữu Việt
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100 m breaststroke | 1:06.36 | 58 | Did not advance |
Table tennis
One athlete competed for Vietnam in the men's table tennis singles tournament.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Đoàn Kiến Quốc
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Men's singles | Zalcberg (AUS) W 4–0 |
Legoût (FRA) W 4–2 |
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
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
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Nguyễn Văn Hùng
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Men's +80 kg | Chukwumerije (NGR) L 1–3 |
Did not advance | |||||
Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc
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Women's −49 kg | Tona (PNG) W 5–0 |
Puedpong (THA) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | Montejo (CUB) L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||
Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu
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Women's −57 kg | 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.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Men's −56 kg | 130 | 3 | 160 | 2 | 290 | |
Nguyễn Thị Thiết
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Women's −63 kg | 100 | 7 | 125 | 6 | 225 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "NOC Biography VIE - Vietnam". Official Beijing 2008 website. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Vietnamese athletes ready to take on Olympics". Vietnam News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Viet Nam team depart for Beijing". Vietnam News. August 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "22 athletes to compete at Beijing Olympics". Nhan Dan. August 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Olympic Qualification". NBC Universal. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Duo fails drugs test". sportinglife.com. August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Athletes upbeat as Olympic competition nears". Thanhnien News. August 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.