Pullela Gopichand

In this Telugu name, the surname is Pullela.
For his daughter, see Pullela Gayatri Gopichand.

Pullela Gopichand
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1973-11-16) 16 November 1973 (age 51)
Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's Singles
Highest ranking5[2] (15 March 2001)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Men's singles
BWF profile

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.[3] He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001,[4] becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.[5][6] He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[6] He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Khel Ratna Award (highest sporting honor in India) in 2001, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014.[7][8] He is the only Indian coach to win the "Honorable Mention" by the International Olympic Committee at the 2019 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards.[9]

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  2. ^ "Historical Ranking". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Chief National Coach P. Gopichand, India National Badminton Team calls on Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati | Raj Bhavan Mizoram | India". Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Pulella Gopichand". mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  5. ^ "P Gopichand". The Times of India. 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Pullela Gopichand – The Founder". Gopichand Badminton Academy. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  7. ^ "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Pullela Gopichand thanks Badminton Fraternity for Padma Bhushan". IANS. Biharprabha News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Olympics honor Gopichand". Retrieved 9 February 2020.