Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Vietnam at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeVIE
NPCVietnam Paralympic Association
in Beijing
Competitors9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Nguyen Quang Vuong[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Vietnam competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by nine athletes, competing in powerlifting, athletics, swimming and judo.[2] Two of the athletes, powerlifters Dinh Thi Nga and Le Van Cong, qualified for the Paralympics through their showings at international competitions, while the other seven team members were given wild card invitations. The head of the delegation was Vu The Phiet. The group left for Beijing following a departure ceremony on August 22 in Hanoi.[3]

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete Class Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dao Van Cuong T11 100m 12.14 20 Did not advance
200m 24.56 16 Did not advance
400m 54.38 7 q 54.36 8 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Class Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nguyen Thi Hai F57-58 Discus throw — 28.04 9
Javelin throw — 25.60 7
Shot put — 7.60 12
Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao T53 100m 19.80 12 Did not advance
200m 36.92 13 Did not advance
400m 1:08.75 10 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event First round Semifinals Repechage Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Thi Nhoi Trieu Women's 52kg  Aurieres-Martinet (FRA)
L 0000–1000 		—  S Hernandez (ESP)
L 0000-0200 		Did not advance

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete Event Result Rank
Van Cong Le 48kg NMR

Women

Athlete Event Result Rank
Hoang Tuyet Loan Chau 48kg 100.0 4
Thi Nga Dinh 52kg 92.5 4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Nguyen Quang Vuong 100m breaststroke SB8 1:23.46 11 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ Official list of flagbearers Archived September 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ "9 Vietnamese to attend Paralympic 2008", Xinhua, July 9, 2008
  3. ^ "Nine athletes to compete at Beijing Paralympics". Nhân Dân. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-31.