Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone
Padukone at the Tata Open championship
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 68)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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 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.[2] He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

Early life[edit]

Padukone was born on 10 June 1955[3] in Bangalore in Karnataka. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.[4]

Career[edit]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Other services[edit]

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.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Prakash Padukone with family

Padukone married Ujjala.[8] They have two daughters, Deepika and Anisha.[9][10]

Achievements[edit]

World Championships[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Men's singles

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

International tournaments[edit]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1979 India Open Indonesia Dhany Sartika 15–10, 11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979 English Masters Denmark Morten Frost 15–4, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 Copenhagen Cup Denmark Morten Frost 8-15, 15-10, 9-15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 15–7, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–3, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 Swedish Open Indonesia Rudy Hartono 9–15, 15–12, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 All England Indonesia Liem Swie King 15–11, 4–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 English Masters China Luan Jin 9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 India Open China Han Jian 9–15, 15–5, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 4–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Dutch Open England Ray Stevens 5–15, 15–2, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 3–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Japan Open China Han Jian 15–6, 8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Dutch Open Denmark Morten Frost 11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Open Denmark Morten Frost 17–18, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 India Open Denmark Morten Frost 7–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Thailand Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 15–13, 5–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Lius Pongoh 15–5, 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 U.S. Open Indonesia Liem Swie King Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh
15–7, 11–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Invitational tournaments[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prakash Padukone Profile". iloveindia. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award". 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Prakash Padukone Profile - Indian Badminton Player Prakash Padukone Biography - Information on Prakash Padukon".
  4. ^ "An exciting tournament". The Hindu. 5 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan". The Tribune. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ^ "PROFILE – Morten Frost". Badzine.net. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. ^ "History | OGQ".
  8. ^ "I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone". The Times of India. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. ^ "She's the model of success". The Star. South Africa. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2013 – via Highbeam.
  10. ^ Kaura, Neha (11 June 2012). "Deepika's link-ups don't bother us, says sister". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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