Suresh Goel
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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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goel, Suresh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goel, Suresh Chandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allahabad |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1978 |
| Place of death | Varanasi |