Key facts
- Born
- 16 November 1973, Nagandla
- State of birth
- Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Badminton
- Profession
- Badminton player and trainer
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Pullela Gopichand is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Khel Ratna Award in 2001, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014. He is the only Indian coach to win the "Honourable Mention" by the International Olympic Committee at the 2019 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Timeline
- 1973Born in Nagandla
- 1999Awarded the Arjuna Award
- 2001Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
- 2005Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
- 2009Awarded the Dronacharya Award
- 2013Awarded the Padma Bhushan
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