Nguyễn Anh Huy
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| Country | Cambodia (1958–1975) Vietnam (1975–1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1943 Vĩnh Long, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2006 (aged 62–63) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nguyễn Anh Huy (1943–2006), formerly known as Smas Slayman (Khmer: សម៉ាស សឡៃម៉ាន), was a Cambodian-Vietnamese badminton player and coach. He was one of Cambodia's top badminton players in the 1960s. Originally from Vĩnh Long, he moved to Cambodia at a young age under the name Slayman.[1]
Career
[edit]Under the Cambodian national team, he won Cambodia's first international medal in badminton at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games when he achieved silver in the men's singles event.[2] In 1966, he competed in the 1966 GANEFO and was part of the Cambodian team that advanced to the finals of the men's team event.[3] He also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Thach Thi Sanh.[4]
In 1971, he competed in the 1971 Asian Badminton Championships in Jakarta. Paired with Thi Do My Lanh, they reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event but lost out to Indra Gunawan and Intan Nurtjahja 12–15, 5–15.[5] In the bronze medal match, the duo finished fourth after losing to Tata Budiman and Poppy Tumengkol 8–15, 9–15.[6]
Coaching
[edit]After 1975, he and his family decided to return to their homeland and apply for Vietnamese citizenship under the name Nguyễn Anh Huy. He then became the coach of the District 1 Sports Department local badminton team. He was later appointed as the coach of the Ho Chi Minh City badminton team and nurtured a new generation of Vietnamese badminton players such as Nguyễn Quang Minh and Trần Thanh Hải.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He was the father of three daughters and one son. His only son, Nguyễn Anh Hoàng is also a badminton player who won the national championships in men's singles in 2000. His youngest daughter, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tiên is a two time national champion in women's singles.[8]
Achievements
[edit]Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1961 | Aung San Indoor National Stadium, Rangoon, Myanmar |  Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
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1–15, 3–15 |  Silver
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GANEFO
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1966 | Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
 Thach Thi Sanh
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 Bronze
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References
[edit]- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2006-02-23). "'Lửa' cầu lông trong nhà Nguyễn Anh..." TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "第二屆東南亞半島運會 各項决賽成績一覽". Sin Chew Jit Poh (in Chinese). 1961-12-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-08-29 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "亞洲新運會通訊之七 星加坡首傳捷報 男女羽球雙雙奪得季軍 男子網球榮獲團體亞軍". Sin Chew Jit Poh (in Chinese). 1966-12-01. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-08-29 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "第一屆亞洲新運會通訊之十一 看羽球男女個人賽". Sin Chew Jit Poh (in Chinese). 1966-12-09. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-08-29 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "亞洲羽球男單打; 陳奕茂榮獲冠軍; 直落; 二日選手本間順夫; 印尼包辦男女雙打項錦標". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Simplified Chinese). 22 August 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "第三屆亞洲羽球賽結束陳奕茂獲男單冠軍其餘錦標全部印尼包辦". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Nanyang Siang Pau. 1971-08-23. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-04-18 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2006-02-23). "'Lửa' cầu lông trong nhà Nguyễn Anh..." TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ THAO, CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ (2010-12-05). "Nguyễn Anh Hoàng vẫn nặng nợ với cầu lông". CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ THAO (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- Cambodian male badminton players
- Vietnamese male badminton players
- Cambodian people of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- 1943 births
- 2006 deaths
- Badminton players at the 1962 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- SEA Games silver medalists for Cambodia
- Competitors at the 1961 SEAP Games