Vietnam at the Paralympics

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Vietnam at the
Paralympics
IPC codeVIE
NPCVietnam Paralympic Association
Officials5
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer appearances

Vietnam made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with just two competitors: Nguyen Thi Xuan Anh in the women's 800m sprint (T54 category) in athletics, and Truong Cong Hung in the men's up to 52 kg category in powerlifting. The country's delegation in 2004 was slightly larger, and entirely composed of women, with a female sprinter, two female powerlifters and a female swimmer. In 2012, Vietnam fielded its largest delegation to date, with eleven athletes across three sports: track and field, powerlifting and swimming.[1][2]

Vietnam has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. The country has won one gold medal,two silver medals and two bronze medals.[1]

Summer Paralympic Games

Medals by individual

Black Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Lê Văn Công Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 49 kg
 Silver Võ Thanh Tùng Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S5
 Bronze Dang Thi Linh Phuong Powerlifting Women's 50 kg
 Bronze Cao Ngọc Hùng Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Silver Lê Văn Công Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Men's 49 kg

See also

References