UpdateBot at 22:33, 29 January 2022

2022-01-29T22:33:40Z

New page

{{short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Abhinn Shyam Gupta
| image = File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2004 to Shri Abhinn Shyam Gupta for Badminton, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2005.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|22}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| height = 1.73 m
| weight = 68 kg
| event = Men's singles
| highest_ranking =
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking =
| date_of_current_ranking =
| country = India
| years_active =
| coach =
| handedness = Right
| best_result =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004 Islamabad]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2004 Islamabad | Men's singles }}
| bwf_id = 5B80158B-2B4E-4628-B93E-A29C4F6E50CE
}}

'''Abhinn Shyam Gupta''' (born 22 October 1979 in [[Allahabad]]) is a male [[badminton]] player from [[India]]. Presently he lives in City of [[Allahabad]] and is a former national champion in singles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2537/25370570.htm |title=Abinn Shyam Gupta lives up to his top billing |date=14 September 2002 |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |accessdate=25 January 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103826/http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2537/25370570.htm |archivedate=6 June 2011 }}</ref> Gupta played [[badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to [[Park Tae-sang]] of [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/abhinn-shyam-gupta-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085852/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/abhinn-shyam-gupta-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Abhinn Shyam Gupta |accessdate=25 January 2010}}</ref> He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.

Gupta received [[Arjuna Award]] for his contribution to the Indian badminton.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Athletics List of Arjuna Awardees]</ref> He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015).

==Education and profession==

Abhinn is graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Allahabad as a Sr. Manager.

==Records==
Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who becomes national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).

==Major participation==

*Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998
*World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999
*French Super Series 2001 - Winner
*Seville – 2001
*Manchester – 2002
*Asian Games-Busan – 2002
*Birmingham – 2003
*World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004
*U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005

== Achievements ==
=== South Asian Games ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+Men's singles
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004]]
| align="left" | Rodham Hall, [[Islamabad, Pakistan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]
| align="left" | 8–15, 15–10, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== IBF International ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+Men's singles
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australia International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rio Suryana]]
| align="left" | 6–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Yangchun]]
| align="left" | 7–1, 7–3, 7–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Jakrapan Thanathiratham]]
| align="left" | 15–4, 6–15, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | [[Mauritius International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Kanetkar]]
| align="left" | 17–16, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | [[Kenya International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aamir Ghaffar]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Abhinn Shyam}}
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male badminton players]]
[[Category:Indian national badminton champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Allahabad]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players of India]]

Abhinn Shyam Gupta - Revision history

UpdateBot at 22:33, 29 January 2022