Template:Infobox badminton player Leroy Francis D'Sa (born 12 October 1953) is a retired Indian badminton player. D'sa is one of the first finest doubles player country has ever produced, and he dominated the Indian doubles internationally until late 80s.[1][2]
D'sa is the only player from India ever to have managed to claim four Asian games medals, until now as of 2018 games, his record remains intact. He initially learned the basics of the sport in Hyderabad where his father was posted in Reserve Bank of India. Further he moved to Kanpur then Mumbai to develop his game even more. In Mumbai he was employed by the Railway in 1974. Indian contingent went on to win silver at the 1983 Asian championships in Calcutta. D'sa was part of that team. The same year he won Austrian International in men's doubles with Partho Ganguly. Again at the Asian games in 1986, he bagged men's team medal.
He was one of the only players to have medalled from India at the individual events in Asian games until for next 36 years. In 1982, D'sa claimed two bronze medals in men's and mixed doubles with Pradeep Gandhe and Kanwal Thakar Singh in a scratch pairing. Usually D'sa played men' doubles with Sanat Mishra in international circuit. He has 7 national championship titles to his name with different partners, Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, Sanat Mishra and Suresh Goel. D'sa was coaching the Pullela Gopichand when he won the 2001 All England title. He played at the state level until his late 50s and has shaped next generation of Indian doubles which includes players like Jwala Gutta, V. Diju, Sanave Thomas and many others. Currently he is training new crop of players in Hindu Gymkhana in Mumbai.[3][4][5]
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Template:Flagicon Pradeep Gandhe | Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata Template:Flagicon Icuk Sugiarto |
15–11, 2–15, 5–15 |  Bronze
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Template:Flagicon Kanwal Thakar Singh | Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie |
10–15, 3–15 | Error creating thumbnail: Bronze |
IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Austrian International | Template:Flagicon Partho Ganguli | Template:Flagicon Pradeep Gandhe Template:Flagicon Syed Modi |
15–8, 18–13 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
References
- ↑ LEROY D-SA. coachkhoj.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ Leroy Francis D'Sa. bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ Asian Games 2018: Historic day for Indian badminton. The Times of India(27 August 2018).
- ↑ Leroy D’sa, the only Indian badminton player to have won four Asian Games medals, Kulkarni, Abhijeet. scroll.in(16 June 2020). Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ Badminton legend Leroy D'sa tells the untold story of Indian doubles, Biswas, Sudipta. etvbharat.com(12 March 2021). Retrieved 23 March 2021.