| Vietnam at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | VIE |
| NOC | Vietnam Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inSydney | |
| Competitors | 7 (3 men, 4 women) in 4 sports |
| Officials | 3 |
| Medals Ranked 64th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Vietnam was represented at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia by theVietnam Olympic Committee.
In total, seven athletes including three men and four women represented Vietnam in four different sports including athletics, shooting, swimming and taekwondo.
Vietnam won one medal at the games afterTrần Hiếu Ngân claimed silver in thetaekwondo women's –57 kg category – the first ever medal won by a Vietnamese athlete.
In total, seven athletes represented Vietnam at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia across four different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Vietnam won one medal at the games afterTrần Hiếu Ngân claimed silver in thetaekwondo women's –57 kg category.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Trần Hiếu Ngân | Taekwondo | taekwondo women's –57 kg |
In total, two Vietnamese athletes participated in the athletics events –Lương Tích Thiện in themen's 100 m andVũ Bích Hường in thewomen's 100 m hurdles.[1]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 22 September 2000. Lương Tích Thiện finished seventh in his heat in a time of 10.85 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]
The heats for the women's 100 m hurdles took place on 25 September 2000. Vũ Bích Hường finished sixth in her heat in a time of 13.61 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.[3]
In total, one Vietnamese athlete participated in the shooting events –Nguyễn Trung Hiếu in themen's 25 m rapid fire pistol.[1]
The preliminary round for the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol took place on 20 September 2000. Nguyễn Trung Hiếu scored 577 across the two rounds. He did not advance to the final and finished 17th overall.[4]
In total, two Vietnamese athletes participated in the swimming events –Nguyễn Ngọc Anh in themen's 200 m breaststroke andNguyễn Thị Hương in thewomen's 400 m individual medley.[1]
The heats for the women's 400 m individual medley took place on 16 September 2000. Nguyễn Thị Hương finished fourth in her heat in a time of five minutes 26.56 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final.[5]
The heats for the men's 200 m breaststroke took place on 19 September 2000. Nguyễn Ngọc Anh finished second in his heat in a time of two minutes 29.54 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[6]
In total, two Vietnamese athletes participated in the taekwando events –Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai in thewomen's –49 kg andTrần Hiếu Ngân in thewomen's –57 kg category.[1]
The women's –49 kg category took place on 27 September 2000. Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai received a bye in the first round. In the second round, she lost toDöndü Güvenç of Turkey.[7]
The women's –57 kg category took place on 28 September 2000. Trần Hiếu Ngân defeatedCheryl-Ann Sankar of Trinidad and Tobago in the first round. In the quarter-finals, she defeated toJasmin Strachan of the Philippines. In the semi-finals, she defeatedVirginia Lourens of the Netherlands. Her winning streak came to an end in the final when she lost toJung Jae-eun of South Korea and won the silver medal. It was the first ever medal won by a Vietnamese athlete.[8]
