Vietnam ranks 98th in all-time Olympic Games medal table
VOV.VN - An all-time Olympic Games medal table has put the nation in 98th position among more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
The all-time medal table is for all Olympic Games which took place from 1896 to 2022. A total of 156 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have earned at least one medal.
Vietnam has sent representatives to the games since 1980, with local athletes bringing home one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. The country duly ranked 98th in the world and fourth in terms of Southeast Asia.
Thailand topped the Southeast Asian region with a total of 10 gold, eight silver, and 17 bronze medals, thereby placing 57th in the all-time Olympic Games medal table.
Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh became the first-ever and only athlete from the country to win an Olympic gold medal.
He participated in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the 10-metre air pistol and a silver medal in the 50-metre pistol competitions at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Vietnamese team comprises of 39 members, including 16 athletes who will be competing in 11 out of the 32 sports getting underway in France from July 26 to August 11.
Archer Do Thi Anh Nguyet will be the first local athlete to compete in the games on July 27. Athletes participating in events such as badminton, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, and boxing will all begin their journey at the Olympics Games on July 28.
Track-and-field athletes, cyclists, weightlifters, and canoeist will vie for medals on August 2, August 4, August 7, and August 8, respectively.
