Nguyễn Văn Lai (born 10 June 1986) is a Vietnamese long-distance runner. In 2007, Nguyễn began training at the Vietnamese Army Sports Training Center (Trung tâm thể dục thể thao quân đội) in Hanoi when his talent for running was identified while he was serving in the military. Nguyễn's family is currently living in Thanh Hóa Province.