Leroy D'Sa

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Leroy D'Sa
Personal information
Country India
Born (1953-10-12) 12 October 1953 (age 70)
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Doubles
Current rankingRetired
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 New Delhi Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1982 New DelhiMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1982 New DelhiMen's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Seoul Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Calcutta Men's team

Leroy Francis D'Sa (born 12 October 1953) is a retired Indian badminton player. D'sa is one of the first finest doubles player country has ever produced, and he dominated the Indian doubles internationally until late 80s. [1] [2]

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D'sa is the only player from India ever to have managed to claim four Asian games medals, until now as of 2018 games, his record remains intact. He initially learned the basics of the sport in Hyderabad where his father was posted in Reserve Bank of India. Further he moved to Kanpur then Mumbai to develop his game even more. In Mumbai he was employed by the Railway in 1974. Indian contingent went on to win silver at the 1983 Asian championships in Calcutta. D'sa was part of that team. The same year he won Austrian International in men's doubles with Partho Ganguly. Again at the Asian games in 1986, he bagged men's team medal.

He was one of the only players to have medalled from India at the individual events in Asian games until for next 36 years. In 1982, D'sa claimed two bronze medals in men's and mixed doubles with Pradeep Gandhe and Kanwal Thakar Singh in a scratch pairing. Usually D'sa played men' doubles with Sanat Mishra in international circuit. He has 7 national championship titles to his name with different partners, Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, Sanat Mishra and Suresh Goel. D'sa was coaching the Pullela Gopichand when he won the 2001 All England title. He played at the state level until his late 50s and has shaped next generation of Indian doubles which includes players like Jwala Gutta, V. Diju, Sanave Thomas and many others. Currently he is training new crop of players in Hindu Gymkhana in Mumbai. [3] [4] [5]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
Flag of India.svg Pradeep Gandhe Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Icuk Sugiarto
15–11, 2–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
Flag of India.svg Kanwal Thakar Singh Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ivana Lie
10–15, 3–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Austrian International Flag of India.svg Partho Ganguli Flag of India.svg Pradeep Gandhe
Flag of India.svg Syed Modi
15–8, 18–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

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