Abhinn Shyam Gupta
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | 22 October 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is an Indian former badminton player. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles.[1] Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang of South Korea.[2] He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.
Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton.[3] He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015).
Education and profession
Abhinn is a graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Allahabad as a Sr. Manager.
Records
Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who becomes national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).
Major participation
- Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998
- World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999
- French Super Series 2001 - Winner
- Seville – 2001
- Manchester – 2002
- Asian Games-Busan – 2002
- Birmingham – 2003
- World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004
- U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005
Achievements
South Asian Games
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | ![]() |
8–15, 15–10, 13–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Australia International | ![]() |
6–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
2001 | French International | ![]() |
7–1, 7–3, 7–3 | ![]() |
2002 | India Satellite | ![]() |
15–4, 6–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2004 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
17–16, 15–8 | ![]() |
2005 | Kenya International | ![]() |
15–7, 15–11 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Abinn Shyam Gupta lives up to his top billing". Sportstar. 14 September 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abhinn Shyam Gupta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ List of Arjuna Awardees
External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Racket sportspeople from Uttar Pradesh
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Sportspeople from Prayagraj
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Olympic badminton players for India
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games