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Badminton player
Abhinn Shyam Gupta
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979 (age 45)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad Men's singles
BWF profile

Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is an Indian former badminton player. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang of South Korea. He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.

Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton. He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015).

Education and profession

Abhinn is a graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Allahabad as a Sr. Manager.

Records

Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who was the national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).

Major participation

  • Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998
  • World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999
  • French Super Series 2001 - Winner
  • Seville – 2001
  • Manchester – 2002
  • Asian Games-Busan – 2002
  • Birmingham – 2003
  • World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004
  • U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan India Chetan Anand 8–15, 15–10, 13–15 Silver Silver

IBF International

Men's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Australia International Indonesia Rio Suryana 6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 French International China Xie Yangchun 7–1, 7–3, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 India Satellite Thailand Jakrapan Thanathiratham 15–4, 6–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Mauritius International India Nikhil Kanetkar 17–16, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Kenya International England Aamir Ghaffar 15–7, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "Abinn Shyam Gupta lives up to his top billing". Sportstar. 14 September 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abhinn Shyam Gupta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. List of Arjuna Awardees

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