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| Birth name | Parupalli Kashyap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1986 Hyderabad, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hyderabad, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 301 wins, 230 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (25 April 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 95 (2 May 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian former badminton player. A former World No. 6, he is a coach at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012.[1][2]
He became the first male player from India to reach the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in men's singles. Kashyap was the Icon Player for the Indian Badminton League team, Banga Beats in the 2013 edition.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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