Prakash Padukone Badminton player

Prakash Padukone (born June 10, 1955) is a former badminton player from Karnataka, India. Among other championships, he won the All England Championship and became the first Indian to do so. Prakash was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He, along with Geet Sethi, have co-founded Olympic Gold Quest which is a Foundation for the Promotion of Sports in India. Prakash Padukone's life story has been chronicled in the biography 'Touch Play', by Dev S. Sukumar. The book is only the second biography of any badminton player.

Personal facts

Prakash Padukone
Birth dateJune 10, 1955
Birth place
Bangalore
Height (meters)1.85

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Badminton player

events
1983 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles

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Prakash Padukone on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://on.aol.com/video/coolage-interviews-prakash-padukone-517913721
  2. http://replay.web.archive.org/20090627222736/http:/www.badmintonmania.com/padukone_bio.htm