Khoa Dinh Nguyen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKhoa Dinh•Nguyen
Used nameKhoa Dinh•Nguyen
Born9 October 1966 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa (VIE)
Measurements175 cm / 69 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Khoa Dinh Nguyen was a Vietnamese immigrant who came to the United States in the 1980s and competed on the US National Team in table tennis for almost 30 years. He played at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games and won two medals at the 1987 Pan American Games, a gold in mixed doubles and a silver in the team event.

Nguyen captained the 2004 USA Olympic table tennis team. During his career he had a seat on the USA Table Tennis board of directors. Nguyen was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. He worked as an engineering manager.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Table Tennis USA Khoa Dinh Nguyen
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Yinghua Cheng =25
2004 Summer Olympics Table Tennis USA Khoa Dinh Nguyen
Singles, Men (Olympic) =49

Special Notes