Thanh Nguyen

Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam but came to the US as a child. He competed as a featherweight weightlifter at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Nguyen won three US titles in 1988-89 and 1996, and was a five-time champion at the US Olympic Festivals – 1987, 1989-90, and 1993-94. He competed at five World Championships.

Nguyen graduated from San Francisco State University in 1986 with a degree in computer science. He became a computer programmer.