The Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1980.

For the first time in its Olympic history, Vietnam was represented by more female than male athletes.

Sixteen athletes competed in their first Olympics, including épée fencer Nguyễn Tiến Nhật, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Despite fielding its largest delegation to these games, Vietnam, however, failed to win a single medal.

Pistol shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh and weightlifter Trần Lê Quốc Toàn narrowly missed out on Olympic medals in London, after finishing fourth in their respective sporting events.