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 Padukone at the Tata Open championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Prakash Ramesh Padukone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1955 Bengaluru, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1[1] (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Honours | Arjuna 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.
- ^ "Prakash Padukone Profile". iloveindia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award". 14 February 2019.