Nhat Nguyen

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Nhat Nguyen
File:2018-10-12 Badminton Mixed International Team Bronze medal match 7 at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–001.jpg
Nguyen at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
BornNguyễn Nhật
(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 25)
Hanoi, Vietnam[1]
Years active2014–present
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
CountryIreland
SportBadminton
HandednessRight[2]
Coached byIskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin[3]
Men's singles and doubles
Highest ranking25 (MS 27 December 2022)
114 (MD with Paul Reynolds 21 June 2018)
Current ranking31 (18 November 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tallinn Boys' singles

Nhat Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is a Vietnamese-born Irish badminton player.[4][5]

Biography

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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 began representing Ireland internationally when he received his Irish passport and citizenship in 2017; before that he was unable to travel outside Ireland to compete overseas.[4] 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.[6] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,[7] and the men's singles title at the Welsh International after that.[8] He also competed for Ireland in the men's singles events at 2019 European Games, the 2023 European Games, and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

He is the younger brother of Ireland's first European Weightlifting Championships medalist, Tham Nguyen Gough.

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Welsh International India Gurusai Dutt 21–16, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Irish Open Germany Alexander Roovers 19–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Irish Open France Alex Lanier 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Irish Open Malaysia Tan Jia Jie 22–20, 14–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Polish International Republic of Ireland Paul Reynolds Germany Daniel Benz
Germany Andreas Heinz 		21–19, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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