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Badminton · Andhra Pradesh

Pullela Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.

Profile details

Born
16 Nov 1973
Birthplace
Nagandla
State listed
Andhra Pradesh
Country
India
Height
182 cm
Plays
Right-handed
Sport
Badminton
Discipline
Racquet
Category
Men
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
  • ▸Dronacharya Award
  • ▸Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
  • ▸Padma Bhushan
  • ▸Padma Shri
  • ▸National champion

Competition Appearances

22 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·2000 Summer Olympics – men's singles
  • ·2002 Asian Games – men's singles
  • ·1998 Asian Games – men's singles
  • ·2002 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
  • ·1998 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
  • ·1998 Commonwealth Games – men's team
  • ·2001 Badminton World Championships – men's singles
  • ·1999 Badminton World Championships – men's singles

Career Timeline

  1. 1996Competed at 1996/1997 Indian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  2. 1997Competed at 1997/1998 Indian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  3. 1998Competed at 1998/1999 Indian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  4. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – men's singles
  5. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
  6. 1998Competed at badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – men's team
  7. 1999Competed at 1999 Badminton World Championships – men's singles
  8. 1999Competed at 1999 French Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
  9. 1999Competed at 1999 German Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
  10. 1999Competed at 1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse – men's singles
  11. 1999Competed at 1999 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
  12. 1999Competed at 1999/2000 Indian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  13. 2000Competed at 2000 Asian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  14. 2000Competed at 2000/2001 Indian Badminton Championships – men's singles
  15. 2000Competed at badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's singles
  16. 2001Competed at 2001 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
  17. 2001Competed at 2001 Badminton World Championships – men's singles
  18. 2001Competed at 2001 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
  19. 2002Competed at 2002 Japan Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
  20. 2002Competed at badminton at the 2002 Asian Games – men's singles
  21. 2002Competed at badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
  22. 2003Competed at 2003/2004 Indian Badminton Championships – mixed doubles

Statistics

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Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.

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

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