Vietnam competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in
London. This was the third participation of
Vietnam at the Paralympics
Vietnam made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with just two competitors: Nguyen Thi Xuan Anh in the women's 800m sprint (T54 category) in athletics, and Truong Cong Hung in the men's up to 52 kg category i ...
after Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. The country was represented by 11 competitors. The Vietnam team in 2012 comprised: Athletics: Nguyễn Thị Hải, Cao Ngọc Hùng (flagbearer), Trịnh Công Luận. Swimming:
Võ Thanh Tùng
Võ Thanh Tùng (born 26 July 1985) is a Vietnamese Paralympic swimmer. He won gold in the men's 50m freestyle S5 at the 2010 Asian Para Games in China. He is seen as a possible medal contender for his nation. He ...
., Nguyễn Thành Trung, Dương Thị Lan, Trịnh Thị Bích Như. Powerlifting:
Nguyễn Thị Hồng
Nguyễn Thị Hồng (born 17 March 1979) is a Vietnamese female paralympic powerlifter. She competed in Athens 2004 and London 2012 paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an internatio ...
,
Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan
Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan (born 18 February 1975) is a Vietnamese woman paralympic powerlifter. She contracted polio when she was four months old, and has been using a wheelchair since. She started weightlifting in 2001, at Nha Trang Fitness ...
, Nguyễn Văn Phúc, Nguyễn Bình An.
Vietnam Government team list
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Athletics
;Men’s Field Events
;Women’s Field Events
Powerlifting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
See also
*Vietnam at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Vietnam competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
The Vietnam ...
References
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012
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Paralympics
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