Pullela Gopichand
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Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is a former Indian badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001,[3] becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.[4][5] He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[5] 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.[6][7] He is the only Indian coach to win the "Honorable Mention" by the International Olympic Committee at the 2019 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards.[8]
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-11-16) 16 November 1973 (age 50) Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 5[2] (15 March 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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