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Vietnam competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott. The Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1980. A total of 18 ...
The present Vietnam Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1979. 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.
List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games Total Country Region First Year Last Year Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 10 United States: North America 1904: 2034: 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034) 7 France: Europe 1900: 2030: 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 4 (1924, 1968, 1992 ...
The 2012 Games used a mixture of newly built venues, existing facilities and temporary facilities, some of them in well known locations such as Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. Some of the facilities are being reused in their Olympic form, while others were constructed so that they could either be reduced in size or moved elsewhere in the UK.
2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028 The main article for this category is Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics . Pages in category "Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics"
0–9. Vietnam at the 1952 Summer Olympics; Vietnam at the 1956 Summer Olympics; Vietnam at the 1960 Summer Olympics; Vietnam at the 1964 Summer Olympics
London was chosen over Birmingham to represent Great Britain's bid by the British Olympic Association.. By 15 July 2003—the deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. [24]
Hoàng Xuân Vinh (born October 6, 1974 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese sport shooter.. Xuân Vinh participated in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.He won a gold medal in the 10 meter air pistol and a silver in the 50 meter pistol competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first-ever and currently only athlete from Vietnam to win an Olympic gold medal.