Nhat Nguyen (, ; born 16 June 2000) is a Vietnamese-born Irish badminton player.
Biography
Nguyen was born in the suburbs of
Hanoi, Vietnam and moved to
Cavan with his parents and
Tham Nguyen, 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.
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.
Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,
and the men's singles title at the Welsh International after that.
He is the younger brother of Ireland's first European Weightlifting Championships medalist, Tham Nguyen.
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
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| 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 |
| 2024 | Irish Open | Tan Jia Jie | 22–20, 14–21, 21–19 | Winner |
Men's doubles
|
| 2017 | Polish International | Paul Reynolds | Daniel Benz
Andreas Heinz | 21–19, 25–23 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
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