U. Vimal Kumar
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U. Vimal Kumar (born 19 November 1962) is an Indian former badminton player. He won the Indian National title consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.[1][2] He also served as Chief National Coach of India.[3] He is the Co Founder, Director and Chief Coach in Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.[4] He was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2019.[5] He was the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1986 Asian Games in the Men's team event.
Career
During his career he won French Open in 1983 & 1984 and Welsh International Open in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.[6] Now, he is currently coaching star player Saina Nehwal in Bangalore.He also coaches Parupalli Kashyap. Malayalam film actor Kalidas Jayaram is his nephew.
Achievements
IBF International
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | French Open | Template:Flagicon Jürgen Gebhardt | 15–5, 15–1 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1984 | French Open | Template:Flagicon Tariq Farooq | 10–15, 15–6, 15–2 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1987 | Bells Open | Template:Flagicon Torben Carlsen | 15–6, 5–15, 9–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1987 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Steve Baddeley | Walkover | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1989 | Amor International | Template:Flagicon Claus Overbeck | 15–12, 13–18, 1–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1990 | Portugal International | Template:Flagicon Peter Smith | 15–8, 12–15, 3–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1990 | Strasbourg International | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner | ||
| 1990 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Iain Sydie | 15–11, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1991 | Strasbourg International | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Portugal International | Template:Flagicon Clive Palmer | Template:Flagicon Nitin Panesar Template:Flagicon Steve Smith |
15–7, 16–17, 5–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
References
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External links
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Olympic badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Malayali people
- Racket sportspeople from Kerala
- Recipients of the Dronacharya Award