Abhinn Shyam Gupta

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Abhinn Shyam Gupta
The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2004 to Shri Abhinn Shyam Gupta for Badminton, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2005.jpg
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979 (age 45)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Islamabad Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Islamabad Men's singles
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.

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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 was the national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).

Major participation

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan Flag of India.svg Chetan Anand 8–15, 15–10, 13–15 Med 2.png Silver

IBF International

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1999 Australia International Flag of Indonesia.svg Rio Suryana 6–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 French International Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xie Yangchun 7–1, 7–3, 7–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002India Satellite Flag of Thailand.svg Jakrapan Thanathiratham 15–4, 6–15, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Nikhil Kanetkar 17–16, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Kenya International Flag of England.svg Aamir Ghaffar 15–7, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ List of Arjuna Awardees
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