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Vietnam has never competed in the Winter Olympics. Vietnam won its first medal at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, when Trần Hiếu Ngân took home a silver in Taekwondo in the Women's -57 kg category. Vietnam won its first gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, when shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh was victorious in the Men's 10m air ...
The federation administers the Vietnam national football team, the Vietnam Second Division, and the Vietnam Third Division. The top 2 leagues in the country, V.League 1 and V.League 2 are administered by the Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) company. [3] When Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, 2 national
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hammer throw: 54.24 m Đỗ Tấn Trưởng: 26 October 2017 Vietnamese Championships Hanoi, Vietnam [19] Javelin throw: 73.18 m Nguyễn Hoài Văn: 18 July 2019 Ho Chi Minh International Open Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Decathlon: 7755 pts Vũ Văn Huyện: 24–25 November 2010 [d] Asian Games: Guangzhou, China [20]
Vietnam entered two boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Seoul 1988. 2019 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Nguyễn Văn Đương scored an outright quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the men's featherweight division at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan, [5] while Nguyễn Thị ...
Vietnam gained its independence from France in 1948, during the First Indochina War. After the war, the Geneva Accord was signed on 21 July 1954, dividing the North and South of Vietnam. As a result, Vietnam soon had different football national teams. Vietnam (later South Vietnam) became a member of FIFA in 1952 and the AFC in 1954. [6]
Vietnam competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. [1] The country surpassed its target of winning 3 gold medals at the Games [2] by concluding the competition with 5 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals, [3] ranking 16th out of 46 participating members of the Olympic Council of Asia.
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There are two major supporters' clubs for the national team, namely Vietnam Football Supporters (VFS, Vietnamese: Hội Cổ động viên Bóng đá Việt Nam) which was founded in 2014 and Vietnam Golden Stars (VGS, Vietnamese: Hội Cổ động viên Sao vàng Việt Nam) which was founded in 2017.