| Names |
PULLELA GOPICHAND |
| Date of
Birth |
November 16, 1973 |
| Identity |
Former Indian
Badminton Player |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1999: He received the
Arjuna Award.
- 2001: He received the Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
- March 11, 2001: He won the
All England Open Badminton Championships becoming the second
Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone who did
it in 1980.
- June 05, 2002: He married
fellow badminton player P.V.V. Lakshmi.
- 2009: He received the
Dronacharya Award.
- 2014: He was honoured with
PADMA BHUSHAN Award by the Govt of India.
|
| General |
- Presently, he is the Chief National Coach for the Indian
Badminton team.
- He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy.
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