Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone
Padukone at the Tata Open championship in 2009
Personal information
BornPrakash Padukone
(1955-06-10) 10 June 1955
Bengaluru, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1 (1980)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
1983 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
1981 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
1980 Kyoto Men's singles
World Games
1981 Santa Clara Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton Men's singles
Asian Games
1974 Tehran Men's Team
1986 Seoul Men's Team
Asian Championships
1983 Calcutta Men's team
1976 Hyderabad Men's singles
HonoursArjuna award (1972)
Padma Shri (1982)

Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980 and the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.