Smas Slayman

Nguyễn Anh Huy (1943–2006), formerly known as Smas Slayman , 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.

Career 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. 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. He also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Thach Thi Sanh.

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. In the bronze medal match, the duo finished fourth after losing to Tata Budiman and Poppy Tumengkol 8–15, 9–15.

Coaching 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.

Personal life 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.

Achievements Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Men's singles

GANEFO Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1966 Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall,Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thach Thi Sanh Bronze Bronze