Olympic history of South Vietnam

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The NOK of South Vietnam , the Uỷ ban Olympic Việt Nam , was founded in 1951 and recognized by the IOC in the same year . From 1952 to 1972, 39 South Vietnamese athletes, including two women, competed in the Summer Olympics. Participation in the winter games was waived. No medals were won.

The youngest member of a South Vietnamese team in 1964 was the swimmer Nguyễn Ðình Lê , who competed at the age of 15. The oldest team member was Ho Minh Thu , who was 43 years old , in 1972 .

Overview of the participants

Summer games

year	Flag bearer	Attendees	Men	Women	sports				total
1952 Helsinki		8th	8th	0	5
1956 Melbourne		6th	6th	0	1
1960 Rome		3	3	0	2
1964 Tokyo		16	16	0	5
1968 Mexico City		9	7th	2	5
1972 Munich	Ho Minh Thu	2	2	0	1

Winter games

No participation in the Olympic Winter Games.

Medalist

No medal winners

Web links

• South Vietnam in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )