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Pullela Gopichand

movie Former Indian Badminton Player and Coach cake 16 November 1973 (Friday)
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Height

in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6' 0”

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Age

51

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 16 November 1973 (Friday)
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Hyderabad, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
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Children: Daughter- Gayathri Son- Vishnu

Education

Schools: St Paul's High School, Hyderabad
Colleges: A. V. College, Hyderabad
Education: Graduate in Public Administration

Lifestyle

Religion: Hindu

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Pullela Gopichand

  • Does Pullela Gopichand smoke?: No
  • Does Pullela Gopichand drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • Pullela used to play cricket earlier, but once he suffered from a sunstroke while playing cricket throughout the day, after which his brother introduced him to badminton when he was 10 years old.
  • When he was 13 years old, he ruptured a ligament, but same year after a surgery he won the singles and the doubles titles in an inter-school competition.
  • To get the best racquet for him to play, his mother sold her jewellery and bought him a racquet.
  • In 1989,  he won his 1st single title at the National Championship at Goa.
  • In 1996, he won his 1st international singles title at SAARC games in Vijayawada.
  • He won his 1st National Championship title in 1996, and won it for 5 years consecutively till 2000.
  • In 2001, he became the 2nd Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships after Prakash Padukone (father of Deepika Padukone).
  • In 2003, he founded Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad with lot of difficulties as he had to mortgage his house for that.
  • He trained Indian badminton stars like Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta, P. Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, Tarun Kona  at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.

  • He is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Padma Shri Award.
  • In 2011, he released his biography The World Beneath His Feat, which was written by former national badminton champion and coach Sanjay Sharma and his daughter, Shachi. 
  • He is the follower of spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar from The Art of Living.
  • In 2016, his hard work as a coach paid off when P.V. Sindhu won the Silver Medal at the Rio Olympics, and became the 1st Indian badminton player to do so. 

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