BADMINTON PLAYER

Prakash Padukone

1955 - Today

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Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prakash Padukone is the 13th most popular badminton player (down from 12th in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from India (down from 1,105th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Prakash Padukone ranks 13 out of 117. Before him are Carolina Marín, Alan Budikusuma, Taufik Hidayat, Viktor Axelsen, Susi Susanti, and Kim Moon-soo. After him are Rexy Mainaky, Zhang Ning, Chen Long, Rashid Sidek, Bang Soo-hyun, and Lee Yong-dae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Prakash Padukone ranks 665. Before him are John Paulson, Ann Bancroft, Rohini Hattangadi, Butch Johnson, Mike Parson, and David Dhawan. After him are Pete Shelley, Cedric Maxwell, Gulshan Grover, Jay McInerney, Hugh Padgham, and Wilhelm Molterer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Prakash Padukone ranks 1,139 out of 1,861. Before him are Tara Sutaria (1995), Mehboob Khan (1907), Sidharth Shukla (1980), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Tessy Thomas (1963), and Rahat Indori (1950). After him are Vijayashanti (1966), Sanjay Kapoor (1965), Raj Babbar (1952), Jagdeep (1939), Nidhhi Agerwal (1993), and Mary Kom (1983).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In India

Among badminton players born in India, Prakash Padukone ranks 2. Before him are P. V. Sindhu (1995). After him are Saina Nehwal (1990), Aparna Popat (1978), Pullela Gopichand (1973), Srikanth Kidambi (1993), Jwala Gutta (1983), Ashwini Ponnappa (1989), Lakshya Sen (2001), Parupalli Kashyap (1986), Chirag Shetty (1997), and B. Sai Praneeth (1992).

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