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Prakash Padukone
Personal information
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 68)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Country India
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking 1 (1980)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze 1983 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
Gold 1981 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze 1980 Kyoto Men's singles
World Games
Bronze 1981 Santa Clara Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1978 Edmonton Men's singles
Asian Games
Bronze 1974 Tehran Men's Team
Bronze 1986 Seoul Men's Team
Asian Championships
Silver 1983 Calcutta Men's team
Bronze 1976 Hyderabad Men's singles
Prakash Padukone
Honours Padma Shri (1982)

Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian 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. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

Early life

Padukone was born on 10 June 1955 in Bangalore in Karnataka. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.

Career

Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of the "Mysore Badminton Association" for many years.

Padukone's first official tournament was the Karnataka state junior championship in 1962. Though he lost in the very first round, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style into a more aggressive style in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the National title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

In 1980, he won the Danish Open, the Swedish Open and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship with a victory over Indonesian rival Liem Swie King. He spent much of his international career training in Denmark, and developed close friendships with European players such as Morten Frost.

Other services

After his retirement from competitive sports in 1991, Padukone served as the chairman of the Badminton Association of India for a short while. He also served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996. He co-founded Olympic Gold Quest with Geet Sethi, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

Personal life

Padukone with family
Prakash Padukone with family

Padukone married Ujjala. They have two daughters, Deepika and Anisha.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 15–9, 7–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1980 Kyoto, Japan Indonesia Liem Swie King 12–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Han Jian 15–0, 18–16 Gold Gold

World Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States China Chen Changjie 14–18, 16–18 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1976 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad,
India
Indonesia Liem Swie King 8–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada England Derek Talbot 15–9, 15–8 Gold Gold

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1979 India Open Indonesia Dhany Sartika 15–10, 11–15, 12–15 2 Runner-up
1979 English Masters Denmark Morten Frost 15–4, 15–11 1 Winner
1980 Copenhagen Cup Denmark Morten Frost 8-15, 15-10, 9-15 2 Runner-up
1980 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 15–7, 18–13 1 Winner
1980 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–3, 15–10 1 Winner
1980 Swedish Open Indonesia Rudy Hartono 9–15, 15–12, 15–1 1 Winner
1981 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 5–15 2 Runner-up
1981 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–11, 4–15, 6–15 2 Runner-up
1981 English Masters China Luan Jin 9–15, 8–15 2 Runner-up
1981 India Open China Han Jian 9–15, 15–5, 15–12 1 Winner
1981 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 4–15, 11–15 2 Runner-up
1982 Dutch Open England Ray Stevens 5–15, 15–2, 15–2 1 Winner
1982 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 8–15 2 Runner-up
1982 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 3–15, 4–15 2 Runner-up
1983 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 10–15, 8–15 2 Runner-up
1983 Japan Open China Han Jian 15–6, 8–15, 9–15 2 Runner-up
1983 Dutch Open Denmark Morten Frost 11–15, 4–15 2 Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 17–18, 2–15 2 Runner-up
1983 India Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 13–15 2 Runner-up
1984 Thailand Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 15–13, 5–15, 4–15 2 Runner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Lius Pongoh 15–5, 9–15, 10–15 2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Japan Open Denmark Flemming Delfs Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh
4–15, 5–15 2 Runner-up
1988 U.S. Open Indonesia Liem Swie King Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh
15–7, 11–15, 13–15 2 Runner-up

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 Asian Invitational Championships Capital Indoor Stadium
Peking, China
India Syed Modi China Lin Shiquan
China Tang Xianhu
3–15, 5–15 Silver Silver

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