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]
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 Nguyen at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Nguyễn Nhật | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 2000 Hanoi, Vietnam[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin[3] | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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Achievements
editEuropean Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |  Christo Popov
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7–21, 21–16, 18–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Welsh International |  Gurusai Dutt
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21–16, 23–21 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Irish Open |  Alexander Roovers
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19–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Irish Open | Alex Lanier
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21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2024 | Irish Open |  Tan Jia Jie
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22–20, 14–21, 21–19 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Polish International |  Paul Reynolds
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Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz
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21–19, 25–23 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Nhat Nguyen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Nhat Nguyen at BWFBadminton.com
- Nhat Nguyen at Olympedia
- Nhat Nguyen at Olympics.com
- Nhat Nguyen at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
