The
State of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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. 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
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1952 in Vietnam
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