Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone
Padukone at the Tata Open championship
Personal information
Birth namePrakash Ramesh Padukone
CountryIndia
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 69)
Bengaluru, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1[1] (1980)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Kyoto Men's singles
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Santa Clara Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Men's singles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tehran Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Men's Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Calcutta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Hyderabad Men's singles
HonoursArjuna award (1972)
Padma Shri (1982)

Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India.[2] He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

  1. ^ "Prakash Padukone Profile". iloveindia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award". 14 February 2019.