Team USATeam Handball

Luke Nguyen

2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 12th (Kazan, Russia) (Goalkeeper Coach)

Athlete Bio

Height

6'3

Birthday

Feb 20, 1993

Hometown

Salt Lake City, UT

Education

Kearns High School Salt Lake Community College & University of Utah

Personal

Hails from Saigon, a big city in Southern Vietnam…Immigrated to the United States when he was 16 years old…Was very active as a child and played multiple sports until he discovered handball at 12 years old…Played for the District 3 Handball Club / Ho Chi Minh City Handball Club and the Vietnam Youth National Team…Continued playing handball in the United States and made the U.S. Youth National Team…Transitioned to playing beach handball in 2015…Loves anything with dark chocolate…Is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan…Go-to pre-competition food is rice.

Career Highlights

2020 Copa Internacional de Balonmano Playa Volcán - 1st
2019 Nor. Ca Beach Handball Championships - 1st
2019 California Cup - 3rd
2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 3rd (Goalkeeper Coach)
2018 Taça Kika Invitational (João Pessoa, Brazil) - Quarter-Finals
2018 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 3rd
2016 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st, Most Valuable Goalkeeper
2015 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st
2009 Vietnam National Championships - 1st
2007 Vietnam Clubs National Championships - 2nd