George Thomas (badminton)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Kerala, India | 15 April 1966||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Current ranking | retired | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
George Thomas (born 15 April 1966) is an Indian former badminton player from Kerala. He won the National Singles title in 1990 and the doubles title with Jaseel P. Ismail in 1992.[1] He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.[2] He is at present working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and is posted at Kochi.
Achievements
[edit]IBF International
[edit]Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Sri Lanka International | ![]() |
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13–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
Career
[edit]George began his career by playing for the University of Calicut.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Past National Winners". badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Unnikrishnan, M.S. (3 August 2001). "Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION". University of Calicut. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
Categories:
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Sportspeople from Kochi
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- 1966 births
- Living people
- University of Calicut alumni
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Racket sportspeople from Kerala
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Indian badminton biography stubs