Punch Gunalan
Punch Gunalan | |
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Birth Name: | Punch Gunalan |
Country: | Malaysia |
Date of birth: | April 2, 1944 |
Place of birth: | Sepang |
Date of death: | August 15, 2012 |
Place of death: | Petaling Jaya |
Playing hand: | Right |
Datuk Punch Gunalan Panchacharan (born April 2, 1944 in Sepang , † August 15, 2012 in Petaling Jaya ) was a badminton player from Malaysia .
Career
Punch Gunalan was a pronounced doubles specialist, but could also show success in singles. He won the Dutch Open , the German Open , the Asian Games , the Asian Championship , the Belgian International , the Denmark Open and the Canada Open , among others . He was also the national coach for the Malaysia team. After his active career, he began a career as a functionary and, as BWF Vice President, became one of the most powerful men in badminton worldwide.
Sporting successes
season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
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1966 | Dutch Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Oon Chong Hau |
1969 | Asian Championship | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1970 | Asian Games | Men's singles | 1 | Punch Gunalan |
1970 | Asian Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1970/1971 | Belgian International | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Ng Boon Bee |
1970/1971 | Belgian International | Men's singles | 1 | Per Gunalan |
1970/1971 | Denmark Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1970/1971 | German Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Ng Boon Bee |
1971 | Canada Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1971 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1971/1972 | Belgian International | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Ng Boon Bee |
1971/1972 | Denmark Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan |
1971/1972 | German Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Ng Boon Bee |
1974 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Punch Gunalan / Tom Bacher |
1974 | All of England | Men's singles | 2 | Punch Gunalan |
credentials
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ olympic.org.my
- ↑ Punch Gunalan Passes Away ( English ) bwfbadminton.org. 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gunalan, punch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gunalan Panchacharan, Datuk Punch |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | malaysian badminton player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sepang |
DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 2012 |
Place of death | Petaling Jaya |