Prakash Padukone
Prakash Ramesh Padukone (born June 10, 1955 in Bangalore ) is a former Indian badminton player .
Career
Padukone is a graduate of Bangalore University . He won his first title at the 1970 National Junior Championship and was India's senior champion for nine years, undefeated from 1971 to 1979. He founded the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in 1994 to promote talent in badminton. Today he lives in Bangalore , India.
Padukone is married and has two daughters. One of them is the actress Deepika Padukone .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | India: Junior Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / P. Pradeep |
| 1969 | India: Junior Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1970 | India: Junior Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1971 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1972 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1973 | India: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / Leroy D'sa |
| 1973 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1974 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1975 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1976 | India: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / Leroy D'sa |
| 1976 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1977 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1977 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 9 | Prakash Padukone / Partho Ganguli |
| 1977 | India: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / Leroy D'sa |
| 1978 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1979 | English Masters | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1979 | India: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1979 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1979 | India: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / Kiran Kaushik |
| 1980 | All of England | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1980 | Swedish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1981 | All of England | Men's singles | 2 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1981 | World cup | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1981 | India: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1982 | Dutch Open | Men's singles | 1 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1983 | World Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1983 | Japan Open | Men's singles | 2 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1984 | Thailand Open | Men's singles | 2 | Prakash Padukone |
| 1988 | India: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Prakash Padukone / Vinod Kumar |
Awards
- Arjuna Award , 1972
- Padma Shri , 1982
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Web links
Commons : Prakash Padukone - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Padukone, Prakash |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Padukone, Prakash Ramesh (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangalore |