Pullela Gopichand Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More
Bio |
Real Name | Pullela Gopichand |
Nickname | Gops and Gopi |
Profession | Former Indian Badminton Player and Coach |
Physical Stats & More |
Height | in centimeters- 183 cm
in meters- 1.83 m
in Feet Inches- 6' 0” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 64 kg
in Pounds- 141 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 40 Inches
- Waist: 32 Inches
- Biceps: 12 Inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Badminton
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International Debut | In 1991, against Malaysia |
Coach/Mentor | S. M. Arif and Ganguly Prasad |
Achievements (main ones) | • In 1996, he won a gold in the SAARC badminton tournament
• In 1999, he won the Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse, Scottish Open and India International tournament.
• In 2001, he won the All England Open Badminton Championships.
• In 2004, he won the India Asian Satellite tournament. |
Favourite Shot | Jump smash |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 16 November 1973 (Friday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 50 Years |
Birth Place | Nagandla, Prakasam
Andhra Pradesh, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Hyderabad, India |
School | St Paul's High School, Hyderabad |
College | A. V. College, Hyderabad |
Educational Qualifications | Graduate in Public Administration |
Family | Father- Pullela Subash Chandra (Banker)
Mother- Subbaravamma
Brother- Rajashekar Gopichand
Sister- Hima Bindu |
Religion | Hindu |
Hobbies | Reading and yoga |
Controversies | Not Known |
Favourite Things |
Favourite Food | Biryani |
Favourite Film | Kick (Telugu film) |
Favourite Book | The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | P.V.V. Lakshmi (Former badminton player) |
Wife | P.V.V. Lakshmi (Former badminton player, 2002-present)
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Children | Daughter- Gayathri
Son- Vishnu
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Money Factor |
Salary | Not Known |
Net Worth | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Pullela Gopichand
- Does Pullela Gopichand smoke?: No
- Does Pullela Gopichand drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Pullela used to play cricket earlier, but once he suffered from a sunstroke while playing cricket throughout the day, after which his brother introduced him to badminton when he was 10 years old.
- When he was 13 years old, he ruptured a ligament, but same year after a surgery he won the singles and the doubles titles in an inter-school competition.
- To get the best racquet for him to play, his mother sold her jewellery and bought him a racquet.
- In 1989, he won his 1st single title at the National Championship at Goa.
- In 1996, he won his 1st international singles title at SAARC games in Vijayawada.
- He won his 1st National Championship title in 1996, and won it for 5 years consecutively till 2000.
- In 2001, he became the 2nd Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships after Prakash Padukone (father of Deepika Padukone).
- In 2003, he founded Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad with lot of difficulties as he had to mortgage his house for that.
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He trained Indian badminton stars like Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta, P. Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, Tarun Kona at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.
- He is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Padma Shri Award.
- In 2011, he released his biography The World Beneath His Feat, which was written by former national badminton champion and coach Sanjay Sharma and his daughter, Shachi.
- He is the follower of spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar from The Art of Living.
- In 2016, his hard work as a coach paid off when P.V. Sindhu won the Silver Medal at the Rio Olympics, and became the 1st Indian badminton player to do so.
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