The State of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. It was the first time the nation had participated at the Summer Olympic Games. Eight competitors, all men, took part in seven events in five sports.

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Trần Văn Lý — 37:33.0 (→ 32nd place)

Boxing

Bantamweight (-54 kg)

  • Tiến Vình

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

  • Quan Luu — 5:24:34.1 (→ 47th place)
  • Chau Phuoc Vinh — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Nguyen Duc Hien — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Van Phuoc Le — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

One fencer represented Vietnam in 1952.

Men's épée
  • Tôn Thất Hải

Swimming

Men's 100 metre freestyle

  • Nguyễn Văn Phan — 1:05.0

References

External links

  • Official Olympic Reports



1952 Winter Olympics American Skiers in Training

1952 Olympics

The OTHER 1952 Summer Olympics Richard Pennington

1952 Olympics

Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War