Suresh Goel

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Suresh Chandra Goel (born June 20, 1943 in Allahabad , † April 13, 1978 in Varanasi ) was an Indian badminton player .

Career

Suresh Goel won his first title at the Indian individual championships in 1962, ten more followed until 1976. At the 1972 Olympics , where badminton was played as a demonstration sport , he was eliminated in the first round in both singles and doubles with Ippei Kojima . In 1966 and 1970 he started at the Commonwealth Games . In 1967 he was awarded the Arjuna Award . Goel died of a heart defect while running in 1978.

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1962 India: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Suresh Goel
1963 India: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Suresh Goel
1964 India: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Suresh Goel
1965 India: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Suresh Goel / CD Deoras
1967 India: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Suresh Goel
1970 India: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Suresh Goel
1971 India: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Dipu Ghosh / Suresh Goel
1974 India: Individual Championships Mixed 1 Suresh Goel / Morin Mathias
1975 India: Individual Championships Mixed 1 Suresh Goel / Morin Mathias
1975 India: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Suresh Goel / Leory D'Sa
1976 India: Individual Championships Mixed 1 Suresh Goel / Morin D'Souza

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