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
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 2024)	51 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)
Children	Daughter- Gayathri Son- Vishnu
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.

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.