Aparna Popat

Profile details

Born

18 Jan 1978

Birthplace

Mumbai

State listed

Maharashtra

Country

India

Height

160 cm

Plays

Right-handed

Sport

Badminton

Discipline

Racquet

Category

Women

Status

Active

District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

“State listed” is the Indian state this athlete is listed under in the public records we read. Birthplace, home state and the state an athlete has represented can differ, and we do not claim to distinguish them.

Honours & Awards

• ▸Arjuna Award
• ▸National champion

Competition Appearances

23 recorded appearances, most significant first.

• ·2004 Summer Olympics – women's singles
• ·2000 Summer Olympics – women's singles
• ·1998 Asian Games – women's singles
• ·2006 Commonwealth Games – mixed team
• ·2006 Commonwealth Games – women's singles
• ·2002 Commonwealth Games – women's singles
• ·1998 Commonwealth Games – women's singles
• ·1998 Commonwealth Games – women's team

Career Timeline

1. 1997Competed at 1997/1998 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
2. 1998Competed at 1998 French Open Badminton Championships – women's singles
3. 1998Competed at 1998/1999 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
4. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – women's singles
5. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – women's singles
6. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – women's team
7. 1999Competed at 1999 Badminton World Championships – women's singles
8. 1999Competed at 1999 French Open Badminton Championships – women's singles
9. 1999Competed at 1999 Thailand Open Badminton Championships – women's singles
10. 1999Competed at 1999/2000 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
11. 2000Competed at 2000/2001 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
12. 2000Competed at badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's singles
13. 2001Competed at 2001 Welsh International Badminton Championships – women's singles
14. 2001Competed at 2001/2002 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
15. 2002Competed at 2002/2003 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
16. 2002Competed at badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – women's singles
17. 2003Competed at 2003 Badminton World Championships – women's singles
18. 2003Competed at 2003/2004 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
19. 2004Competed at 2004/2005 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
20. 2004Competed at badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's singles
21. 2005Competed at 2005/2006 Indian Badminton Championships – women's singles
22. 2006Competed at badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – mixed team
23. 2006Competed at badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – women's singles

Statistics

About

Aparna Popat (born 18 January 1978) is a former Indian badminton player. She was India's national champion for a record equaling nine times when she won all the senior national championships between 1997 and 2006.

Biography adapted from Aparna Popat on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken 31 Aug 2026— where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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