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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Prakash Padukone
| caption = Padukone at the Tata Open championship in 2009
| birth_name =Prakash Ramesh Padukone
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|06|10}}
| birth_place =[[Bengaluru]], Mysore State (present-day [[Karnataka]]), India
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight ={{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| event = Men's singles
| highest_ranking = 1<ref>{{cite web |title= Prakash Padukone Profile |url= http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html |publisher= iloveindia |access-date= 15 August 2013 |archive-date= 29 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130729191420/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html |url-status= live }}</ref>
| date_of_highest_ranking = 1980
| country = India
| coach =
| handedness = Right
| best_result = 
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1983 IBF World Championships|1983 Copenhagen]] | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Men's singles|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1981 Badminton World Cup|1981 Kuala Lumpur]] | Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1980 Badminton World Cup|1980 Kyoto]] | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the World Games|World Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1981 Santa Clara | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]] | Men's Team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]] | [[Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games - Men's team|Men's Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1983 Asian Badminton Championships|1983 Calcutta]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1976 Asian Badminton Championships|1976 Hyderabad]] | Men's singles }}
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| honours = [[Arjuna award]] (1972)<br/>[[Padma Shri]] (1982)
}}
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/aces-awards/sportstar-aces-awards-prakash-padukone-lifetime-achievement-award/article26272297.ece|title = Sportstar Aces Awards: Badminton legend Prakash Padukone wins Lifetime Achievement Award| date=14 February 2019 }}</ref> He is one of the co-founders of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of [[Olympic sports]] in India.

==Early life==
Padukone was born on 10 June 1955<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html|title=Prakash Padukone Profile - Indian Badminton Player Prakash Padukone Biography - Information on Prakash Padukon|access-date=4 May 2011|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729191420/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/badminton/players/prakash-padukone.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Bangalore]] in [[Karnataka]]. His father, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |title=An exciting tournament |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 January 2006 |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-exciting-tournament/article3185184.ece |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Prakash was initiated into the game by his father Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of Mysore Badminton Association for many years.

Padukone's first official tournament was the [[Karnataka]] state junior championship in 1962, which he lost in the very first round. However, two years later he managed to win the state junior title. He changed his playing style to a more aggressive one in 1971, and won the Indian national junior title in 1972. He also won the senior title the same year. He won the national title consecutively for the next seven years. In 1978, he won his first major international title, the men's singles gold medal at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Canada.<ref name="The Tribune - 24Apr2010 - Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100424/spr-trib.htm|title=Shuttlers aim for gold in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan|date=24 April 2010|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> In 1979, he won the "Evening of Champions" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

In 1980, he won the [[Denmark Open|Danish Open]], the [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]] and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the [[All-England Open Badminton Championships|All England Championship]] with a victory over Indonesia's [[Liem Swie King]], who was one of the world's leading singles players of his era. Padukone spent much of his international career training in [[Denmark]], and developed close friendships with European players such as [[Morten Frost]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.badzine.net/features/profile-morten-frost/142/ |title=PROFILE – Morten Frost |publisher=Badzine.net |date=5 January 2007 |access-date=18 May 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090335/http://www.badzine.net/features/profile-morten-frost/142/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Other services==
After his retirement from competitive sports in 1991, Padukone served as the chairman of the [[Badminton Association of India]] for a short while. He also served as the coach of the Indian national badminton team from 1993 to 1996. He co-founded [[Olympic Gold Quest]] with [[Geet Sethi]], a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympicgoldquest.in/history.html | title=History &#124; OGQ | access-date=29 November 2023 | archive-date=31 July 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731100824/https://ogq.org/history.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Padukone with family.jpg|thumb|Prakash Padukone with family]]

Padukone married Ujjala.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-have-an-issue-marrying-an-actor-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/33391212.cms? | title=I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone | work=The Times of India | date=8 April 2014 | access-date=8 April 2014 | archive-date=8 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408080023/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-have-an-issue-marrying-an-actor-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/33391212.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> They have two daughters, [[Deepika Padukone|Deepika]] and Anisha.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |title=She's the model of success |work=[[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]]|location=South Africa |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-182121908.html |archive-date=10 June 2014 |via=Highbeam}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaura |first=Neha |title=Deepika's link-ups don't bother us, says sister |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/13994578.cms |access-date=2 July 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=11 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616173634/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepikas-link-ups-dont-bother-us-says-sister/articleshow/|archive-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>

==Achievements==
=== World Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Men's singles|1983]]
| align="left" | [[Brøndbyhallen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Icuk Sugiarto]]
| align="left" | 15–9, 7–15, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== World Cup ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1980 Badminton World Cup|1980]]
| align="left" | [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liem Swie King]]
| align="left" | 12–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1981 Badminton World Cup|1981]]
| align="left" |[[Stadium Negara]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Jian (badminton)|Han Jian]]
| align="left" | 15–0, 18–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the World Games|1981]]
| align="left" | [[San Jose Civic Auditorium]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Changjie (badminton)|Chen Changjie]]
| align="left" | 14–18, 16–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1976 Asian Badminton Championships|1976]]
| align="left" | [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]], <br/> [[India]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liem Swie King]]
| align="left" | 8–15, 3–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Commonwealth Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]]
| align="left" | [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derek Talbot]]
| align="left" | 15–9, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== International tournaments ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1979
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Dhany Sartika
| align="left" | 15–10, 11–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1979
| align="left" | English Masters
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Frost]]
| align="left" | 15–4, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1980
| align="left" | Copenhagen Cup
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 8-15, 15-10, 9-15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1980
| align="left" | [[Denmark Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 15–7, 18–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1980 All England Open Badminton Championships|1980]]
| align="left" | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liem Swie King]]
| align="left" | 15–3, 15–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1980
| align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Rudy Hartono]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 15–12, 15–1
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 7–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1981 All England Open Badminton Championships|1981]]
| align="left" | All England
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Liem Swie King
| align="left" | 15–11, 4–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | English Masters
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Luan Jin]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | India Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Jian (badminton)|Han Jian]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 15–5, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | Scandinavian Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 4–15, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1982
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–2, 15–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1982
| align="left" | Denmark Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 7–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1982
| align="left" | Scandinavian Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 3–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1983
| align="left" | [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Chinese Taipei Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Icuk Sugiarto]]
| align="left" | 10–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1983
| align="left" | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Han Jian
| align="left" | 15–6, 8–15, 9–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1983
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 11–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1983
| align="left" | Scandinavian Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 17–18, 2–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1983
| align="left" | India Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Frost
| align="left" | 7–15, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1984
| align="left" | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Icuk Sugiarto
| align="left" | 15–13, 5–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1985
| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open
| align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} [[Lius Pongoh]]
| align="left" | 15–5, 9–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Flemming Delfs]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Christian Hadinata]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lius Pongoh]]
| align="left" | 4–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1988
| align="left" | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Liem Swie King]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Christian Hadinata <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} Lius Pongoh
| align="left" | 15–7, 11–15, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

=== Invitational tournaments ===

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFE0AF"
| align="center" | [[1978 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships|1978]]
| align="left" | Asian Invitational Championships
| align="left" | [[Capital Indoor Stadium]] <br /> [[Beijing, China|Peking, China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Modi]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Shiquan <br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tang Xianhu]]
| align="left" | 3–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090627222736/http://www.badmintonmania.com/padukone_bio.htm Authorised Biography]
* [http://on.aol.com/video/coolage-interviews-prakash-padukone-517913721 Video interview of Prakash Padukone talking about early days of badminton in India, the sport, his superstitions, badminton, IBL, sport films and Deepika Padukone]

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