Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone
Padukone at the Tata Open championship in 2009
Personal information
Birth namePrakash Ramesh Padukone
CountryIndia
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955
Bengaluru, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1 (1980)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
1983 CopenhagenMen's singles
World Cup
1981 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1980 KyotoMen's singles
World Games
1981 Santa ClaraMen's singles
Commonwealth Games
1978 EdmontonMen's singles
Asian Games
1974 TehranMen's Team
1986 SeoulMen's Team
Asian Championships
1983 CalcuttaMen's team
1976 HyderabadMen'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; 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. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.