Nguyễn Quang Minh

Nguyễn Quang Minh
Personal information
CountryVietnam
United States
Born (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 42)
ResidenceNorthern California, United States
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking100 (MS), 56 (MD) (2006)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Men's team
BWF profile

Nguyễn Quang Minh (born 16 December 1982) is a former Vietnamese badminton player who later played for the United States.[2][3] He was part of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. He reached a career high of world number 100 in the men's singles and number 57 in the men's doubles partnered with Trần Thanh Hải.[2] He represented his country at the 2006 Asian Games.[4] Played for the Ho Chi Minh City team, he won the men's doubles title at the 2007 Vietnamese National Championships with Nguyễn Tiến Minh.[5]

Nguyễn left the national team in 2008, and immigrated to the United States.[2] In the US, he won the Dave Freeman Open in 2010 and 2011, also at the Boston Open in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete: Nguyen Quang Minh". Doha 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Nguyễn Quang Minh - tay vợt số 2 huyền thoại" (in Vietnamese). Bản Tin Cầu Lông. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Giải vô địch quốc tế cầu lông 2011 Yonex/OCBC". www.viendongdaily.com (in Vietnamese). 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "ASIAD 15 - Cầu lông nam VN: Tiến Minh thắng tay vợt số 3 thế giới". vietbao.vn (in Vietnamese). 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. ^ "HCM City prove badminton prowess". vietnamnews.vn. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Wilson Boston Open a smashing success". www.tennisindustrymag.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2019.