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Dinesh Kumar Khanna is a former Indian badminton player.
Career
He was the Men's singles Asian Champion in 1965 and became the first Indian to win an Asian badminton title on 14 November 1965.[1] He won a Bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games . He was Indian national badminton champion in 1966 and a recipient of Arjuna award in 1965. He was the first Indian , post independence to reach the semi- finals of the All England Badminton -championship in 1966. Based on his performance in various International tournaments in 1966, he was seeded joint 3rd in 1967 All England championship , which reflected unofficial World ranking , in the absence of regular formal World ranking at that time. Represented India from 1961 to 1976 in various International tournaments including 5 Thomas Cup series from 1963 to 1976. Runners- up in youth International tournament held in Malaya ( now Malaysia )in 1962. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Lucknow, India | Template:Flagicon Sangob Rattanusorn | 15–3, 15–11 |  Gold
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| 1969 | Manila, Philippines | Template:Flagicon Punch Gunalan | 7–15, 13–18 | Bronze Bronze |
Commonwealth Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | Template:Flagicon Bob McCoig | 15–8, 15–7 | Bronze Bronze |
References
- ↑ This is The Golden Age of Indian Badminton: Dinesh Khanna – NDTV Sports. NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ Shuttling stories. The Hindu(7 October 2015).
- ↑ Debates; Official Report{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ Transforming Our Cities: Facing Up To India's Growing Challenge{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. HarperCollins Publishers India(28 February 2014). ISBN 978-93-5136-220-3
- ↑ Badminton Handbook{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Meyer & Meyer Verlag(17 January 2014). ISBN 978-1-78255-042-6
- ↑ The Official history of the 8th British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Kingston, Jamaica, 4 to 13 August, 1966{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Organising Committee of the 8th British Empire & Commonwealth Games(1967)
- ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Times of India Press(1969)
- ↑ Dinesh Khanna. sportsbharti.com.
- ↑ This is The Golden Age of Indian Badminton: Dinesh Khanna. Sports View.
- ↑ Age fraud in badminton is unfortunate: Dinesh Khanna, Dutt, Tushar(29 May 2016).
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