Nhat Nguyen

Nhat Nguyen
Nhat Nguyen
	Nguyen at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Nguyễn Nhật
Country	Ireland
Born	16 June 2000 (age 24); Hanoi, Vietnam
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Years active	2014–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin
Men's singles and doubles
Highest ranking	25 (MS 27 December 2022); 114 (MD with Paul Reynolds 21 June 2018)
Current ranking	49 (9 July 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Ireland
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Nhat Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is a Vietnamese badminton player who represents Ireland on residency grounds.^[4] Nguyen was born in the suburbs of Hanoi, Vietnam and moved to Cavan, Ireland with his parents and older sister, when he was six years old. He was the gold medalist at the 2016 European U17 Championships in the boys' singles event, and also won bronze in the doubles event partnered with Paul Reynolds. In the same year, he clinched the men's singles title at the Irish National Championships.^[5] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,^[6] and the men's singles title at the Welsh International after that.^[7]

Achievements

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia	Christo Popov	7–21, 21–16, 18–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Welsh International	Gurusai Dutt	21–16, 23–21	Winner
2017	Irish Open	Alexander Roovers	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2023	Irish Open	Alex Lanier	21–13, 21–19	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Polish International	Paul Reynolds	Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz	21–19, 25–23	Winner

^ "Nhat Nguyen là ai? Tay vợt cầu lông gốc Việt thi đấu cho Ireland ở Olympic Paris 2024" (in Vietnamese). The Sporting News. 29 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nguyen Nhat". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ Shamsudin, Shaiful (29 March 2022). "Iskandar Zulkarnain kini jurulatih sepenuh masa di Ireland" [Iskandar Zulkarnain is now a full -time coach in Ireland] (in Malay). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Players: Nhat Nguyen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ Diallo, Raf (28 March 2016). "Meet the Irish talent who's become the new European under-17 badminton champ". Off the Ball. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "Gold for Irish badminton duo in Poland". RTÉ.ie. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ Bech, Rasmus (4 December 2017). "Big victory for Nhat Nguyen". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 July 2018.