Nguyễn Quang Minh
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| Country | Vietnam United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Northern California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 100 (MS), 56 (MD) (2006) | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Athlete: Nguyen Quang Minh". Doha 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Giải vô địch quốc tế cầu lông 2011 Yonex/OCBC". www.viendongdaily.com (in Vietnamese). 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "HCM City prove badminton prowess". vietnamnews.vn. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Wilson Boston Open a smashing success". www.tennisindustrymag.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nguyễn Quang Minh at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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