Abhinn Shyam Gupta
Indian badminton player
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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.[1] 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.[2] He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.
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| Born | 22 October 1979 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton.[3] 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
World Senior Championships
Men's singles
South Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan |  Chetan Anand |
8–15, 15–10, 13–15 |  Silver |
IBF International
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Australia International |  Rio Suryana |
6–15, 6–15 |  Runner-up |
| 2001 | French International |  Xie Yangchun |
7–1, 7–3, 7–3 |  Winner |
| 2002 | India Satellite |  Jakrapan Thanathiratham |
15–4, 6–15, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2004 | Mauritius International | Nikhil Kanetkar |
17–16, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2005 | Kenya International |  Aamir Ghaffar |
15–7, 15–11 | Winner |
