Nguyễn Tiến Nhật (born April 5, 1990 in Ho Chi Minh City) is a Vietnamese

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

fencer. He was flagbearer for Vietnam at the Olympics opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 27, 2012.Viet Nam's first Olympic fencer ready for battle
"Nhat took up fencing in 2005 at the age of 15 after being inspired by performances at the Athens Games in 2004. "They made a great impression on me and I wanted to find out more. I wondered if that one day, I would be able to step onto an Olympic competition mat," said Nhat. His chance came when the HCM City Sport Department was seeking athletes for fencing in an attempt to popularise the sport in the nation's most crowded city." He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's épée event.

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Vietnamese male fencers 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Ho Chi Minh City Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Vietnam Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Vietnam Asian Games medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in fencing SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Vietnamese people {{Vietnam-fencing-bio-stub