1. Prakash Padukone was born on 10 June 1955 and is an Indian former badminton player.
10 Facts About Prakash Padukone
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Prakash Padukone was ranked World No 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Prakash Padukone was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India.
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Prakash Padukone is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.
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Prakash Padukone's father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.
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Prakash Padukone changed his playing style to a more aggressive one in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972.
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Prakash Padukone won the national title consecutively for the next seven years.
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Prakash Padukone spent much of his international career training in Denmark, and developed close friendships with European players such as Morten Frost.
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Prakash Padukone served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996.
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Prakash Padukone co-founded Olympic Gold Quest with Geet Sethi, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.