Vietnam at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Vietnam at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VIE
NOC	Vietnam Olympic Committee
Website	www.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese and English)
in Moscow
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Nguyễn Mạnh Tuấn[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Vietnam competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. This was the first participation in the Olympics by the nation following the end of the Vietnam War and the Reunification of Vietnam.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Lê Quang Khải

• Heat — 4:06.8 (→ did not advance)^[2][3]

Men's Marathon

• Nguyễn Quyễn

• Final — 2:44:37 (→ 50th place)^[4]

Men's Triple Jump

• Dương Đức Thủy

• Qualification — 14.59 m (→ did not advance)^[5]

Women's 1,500 metres

• Trịnh Thị Bé

• Heat — 4:38.6 (→ did not advance)^[6]

Women's 100 metres

• Trần Thanh Vân

• Heat — 13.23 (→ did not advance)^[7]

Women's 200 metres

• Trần Thị Ngọc Anh

• Heat — 26.83 (→ did not advance)^[8]

Women's 400 metres

• Trần Thị Ngọc Anh

• Heat — 1:00.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Na

• Qualifying Round — 5.35 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)^[9]

Shooting

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Nguyễn Đức Uýnh	25 m rapid fire pistol	583	26
Nguyễn Quốc Cường	25 m rapid fire pistol	585	23
Ngô Hữu Kính	50 m pistol	548	22
Phan Huy Khảng	50 m pistol	550	20
Nguyễn Tiến Trung	50 m rifle prone	583	29
	50 m rifle three positions	1122	24
Lê Minh Hiển	50 m rifle prone	588	44
Nghiêm Văn Sẩn	50 m rifle three positions	1094	35

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Tô Văn Vệ

• Heats — 56.75 (→ did not advance)^[10]

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Tô Văn Vệ

• Heats — 2:11.51 (→ did not advance)^[10]

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Lâm Văn Hoành

• Heats — 1:07.29 (→ did not advance)^[11]

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Phạm Ngọc Tánh

• Heats — 2:28.40 (→ did not advance)^[11]

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Nguyễn Mạnh Tuấn

• Heats — 1:10.07 (→ did not advance)^[12]

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Trần Dương Tài

• Heats — 2:38.52 (→ did not advance)^[12]

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Nguyễn Ðăng Bình

• Heats — 1:00.74^[13]

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Trương Ngọc Tơn

• Heats — 2:23.58^[13]

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Chung Thị Thanh Lan

• Heats — 1:12.27^[14]

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích

• Heats — 1:20.34^[15]

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích

• Heats — 2:52.90^[15]

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Phạm Thị Phú

• Heats — 1:22.73 (→ did not advance)^[16]

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Hoàng Thị Hoà

• Heats — 2:55.94 (→ did not advance)^[16]

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Legend

• TF — Won by Fall
• IN — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Passivity
• D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
• D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
• FF — Won by Forfeit
• DNA — Did not appear
• TPP — Total penalty points
• MPP — Match penalty points

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool						Final round		Reference
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Final round Result	Rank
Nguyễn Văn Công	−48 kg	László Biró (HUN) L 2-13	Mahabir Singh (IND) L 2-14	—				Did not advance		[17][18]
Nguyễn Kim Thiềng	−52 kg	Mohamed Hachaichi (ALG) L 8-15	Mohammad Aynutdin (AFG) L 2-18	—				Did not advance		[19]
Phạm Văn Tý	−57 kg	Juan Rodríguez (CUB) L 1-29	Karim Salman Muhsin (IRQ) L 2-17	—				Did not advance		[20]
Phí Hữu Tình	−62 kg	Victor Kede Manga (CMR) W 15-0	Zoltán Szalontai (HUN) L 1-14	Georges Hadjiioannidis (GRE) L 0-25	—			Did not advance		[18][21]
Nguyễn Ðình Chi	−68 kg	János Kocsis (HUN) L TF	Jagmander Singh (IND) L TF	—				Did not advance

Notes

1. "Hướng tới Olimpic Luân Đôn 2012". Báo Thái Bình. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
2. Novikov 1981, p. 33
3. "Director's Cut: 'Moscow Games,' by George Plimpton". grantland.com. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
4. Novikov 1981, p. 39
5. Novikov 1981, p. 57
6. Novikov 1981, p. 79
7. Novikov 1981, p. 71
8. Novikov 1981, p. 73
9. Novikov 1981, p. 89
10. Novikov 1981, p. 463
11. Novikov 1981, p. 467
12. Novikov 1981, p. 469
13. Novikov 1981, p. 471
14. Novikov 1981, p. 477
15. Novikov 1981, p. 481
16. Novikov 1981, p. 483
17. Novikov 1981, pp. 429
18. Theo, Minh Sỹ (17 August 2016). "Chuyện một làng quê Việt có 4 đô vật dự Olympic". Web Thể thao. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
19. Novikov 1981, pp. 431
20. Novikov 1981, pp. 433
21. Novikov 1981, pp. 436

References

• Novikov, I. T., ed. (1981). Official Report of the Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, Moscow, 1980, Volume 3 (PDF). Moscow: Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. OCLC 718011690. Retrieved 9 November 2018.