Abhinn Shyam Gupta
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref> He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.
Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton.<ref>List of Arjuna Awardees</ref> He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015).
Education and professionEdit
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.
RecordsEdit
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 participationEdit
- 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
AchievementsEdit
South Asian GamesEdit
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Template:Flagicon Chetan Anand | 8–15, 15–10, 13–15 | Silver Silver |
IBF InternationalEdit
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Australia International | Template:Flagicon Rio Suryana | 6–15, 6–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2001 | French International | Template:Flagicon Xie Yangchun | 7–1, 7–3, 7–3 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2002 | India Satellite | Template:Flagicon Jakrapan Thanathiratham | 15–4, 6–15, 15–4 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2004 | Mauritius International | Template:Flagicon Nikhil Kanetkar | 17–16, 15–8 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2005 | Kenya International | Template:Flagicon Aamir Ghaffar | 15–7, 15–11 | Template:Gold1 Winner |