{{Short description|Irish badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Nhat Nguyen | image = 2018-10-12 Badminton Mixed International Team Bronze medal match 7 at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–001.jpg | size = | caption = Nguyen at the [[Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics|2018 Summer Youth Olympics]] | nickname = | birth_name = Nguyễn Nhật | country = Ireland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|16}} | birth_place = [[Hanoi]], Vietnam<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/vn/olympics/news/nhat-nguyen-badminton-vietnam-ireland-olympic-paris-2024/e6224d557e74e0643bf67a58 |title=Nhat Nguyen là ai? Tay vợt cầu lông gốc Việt thi đấu cho Ireland ở Olympic Paris 2024 |publisher=The Sporting News |date=29 July 2024 |language=vi}}</ref> | height = 1.75 m<ref name="Paris 2024"/> | weight = | years_active = 2014–present | handedness = Right<ref name="Paris 2024"/> | coach = [[Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stadiumastro.com/sukan-badminton/iskandar-zulkarnain-kini-jurulatih-sepenuh-masa-di-ireland-211963 |title=Iskandar Zulkarnain kini jurulatih sepenuh masa di Ireland |trans-title=Iskandar Zulkarnain is now a full -time coach in Ireland |date=29 March 2022 |accessdate=20 May 2022 |first=Shaiful |last=Shamsudin |language=ms}}</ref> | event = Men's singles and doubles | highest_ranking = 25 (MS 27 December 2022)<br />114 (MD with [[Paul Reynolds (badminton)|Paul Reynolds]] 21 June 2018) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 28 | date_of_current_ranking = 26 May 2026 | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2018 European Junior Badminton Championships|2018 Tallinn]] | Boys' singles }} | bwfbadminton_id = 85095 | bwf_id = 45868E97-3B63-4B4D-AB9E-39515E2F80AB }}
'''Nhat Nguyen''' ({{Langx|vi|Nguyễn Nhật}}, {{IPA|vi|ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨|}}; born 16 June 2000) is a Vietnamese-born Irish [[badminton]] player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Raised For Greatness: Olympian Nhat Nguyen On His Journey From Vietnam To Team Ireland |url=https://olympics.ie/raised-for-greatness-olympian-nhat-nguyen-on-his-journey-from-vietnam-to-team-ireland/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Team Ireland |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Nhat Nguyen |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/85095/nhat-nguyen |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
== Biography == Nguyen was born in the suburbs of [[Hanoi]], Vietnam and moved to [[Cavan|Cavan, Ireland]] with his parents and [[Tham Nguyen|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.<ref name=":0" /> He was the gold medalist at the 2016 [[European U17 Badminton Championships|European U17 Championships]] in the boys' singles event, and also won bronze in the doubles event partnered with [[Paul Reynolds (badminton)|Paul Reynolds]]. In the same year, he clinched the men's singles title at the [[Irish National Badminton Championships|Irish National Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Raf |last=Diallo |title=Meet the Irish talent who's become the new European under-17 badminton champ |url=http://www.offtheball.com/nhat-nguyen-champion |website=[[Off the Ball (media company)|Off the Ball]] |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Nguyen won his first senior international title at the [[Polish International]] in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold for Irish badminton duo in Poland |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2017/0924/907173-badminton-nhat-nguyen-and-paul-reynolds/ |website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |date=24 September 2017 |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> and the men's singles title at the [[Welsh International]] after that.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rasmus |last=Bech |title=Big victory for Nhat Nguyen |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=5360323 |website=Badminton Europe |date=4 December 2017 |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> He also competed for Ireland in the men's singles events at [[Badminton at the 2019 European Games – Men's singles|2019 European Games]], the [[Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Men's singles|2023 European Games]], and the [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Paris 2024">{{cite web |title=NGUYEN Nhat |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/nhat-nguyen_1543272 |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=30 July 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730143852/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/nhat-nguyen_1543272 |archive-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>
He is the younger brother of Ireland's first [[European Weightlifting Championships]] medalist, [[Tham Nguyen|Tham Nguyen Gough]].
== Achievements ==
=== European Junior Championships === ''Boys' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[2018 European Junior Badminton Championships|2018]] | align="left" | [[Kalev Sports Hall]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christo Popov]] | align="left" | 7–21, 21–16, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurusai Dutt]] | align="left" | 21–16, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Roovers]] | align="left" | 19–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Irish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alex Lanier]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Irish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Jia Jie]] | align="left" | 22–20, 14–21, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Polish International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul Reynolds (badminton)|Paul Reynolds]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Benz <br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Heinz (badminton)|Andreas Heinz]] | align="left" | 21–19, 25–23 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament
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