Rajiv Kumar Rai (born February 3, 1983) is an American badminton player of Indian descent.

[1] He won a bronze medal, along with his partner Mesinee Mangkalakiri, in the mixed doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[2] Rai is also a member of Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California, and is coached and trained by former Olympic doubles champion Tony Gunawan (2000).

He received a bye for the second preliminary round before losing out to Finland's Ville Lång, with a score of 9–21 and 16–21.

[2] He, along with fellow Olympian Bob Malaythong, currently coaches the top junior players in the United States at Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, California.