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U. Vimal Kumar
U. Vimal Kumar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	19 November 1962 (age 63)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Handedness	Right
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing India
Asian Games
	BWF profile

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U. Vimal Kumar is an Indian badminton player . He won the Indian National title consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.^[1]^[2] He also served as Chief National Coach of India.^[3] He is the Co Founder, Director and Chief Coach in Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.^[4]He was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2019.^[5].He was the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1986 Asian Games in the Men's team event.

Career[edit | edit source]

During his career he won French Open in 1983 & 1984 and Welsh International Open in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.^[6] Now, he is currently coaching star player Saina Nehwal in Bangalore.He also coaches Parupalli Kashyap. Malayalam film actor Kalidas Jayaram is his nephew.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

IBF International[edit | edit source]

Men's singles
Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	French Open	Jürgen Gebhardt	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1984	French Open	Tariq Farooq	10–15, 15–6, 15–2	Winner
1987	Bells Open	Torben Carlsen	15–6, 5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1987	Welsh International			Winner
1990	Strasbourg International			Winner
1990	Welsh International	Iain Sydie	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1991	Strasbourg International			Winner

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Men's Singles National Champions
↑ "Senior Nationals winners list". Badmintion.in. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
↑ "Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach". The Tribune. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
↑ "Management". Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
↑ "Vimal Kumar - The Drona who trained some of the top stars of Indian badminton". Kalyan Ashok. The Bridge. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
↑ "Vimal Kumar quits". The Hindu. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

External links[edit | edit source]

BWF Player Profile

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[1] Men's Singles National Champions

[2] "Senior Nationals winners list". Badmintion.in. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[3] "Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach". The Tribune. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

[4] "Management". Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[5] "Vimal Kumar - The Drona who trained some of the top stars of Indian badminton". Kalyan Ashok. The Bridge. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[6] "Vimal Kumar quits". The Hindu. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

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-'''U. Vimal Kumar''' is a [[badminton]] player from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National title]] consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_ms.htm Men's Singles National Champions]</ref> He also served as Chief National Coach of India.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Tribune|title = Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030814/sports.htm#5|date = 13 August 2003|access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref>
+[[File:Vijay Goel at the felicitation ceremony of the Badminton Players Saina Nehwal, P.V Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi and their coaches P. Gopichand and Vimal Kumar, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|]]
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+'''U. Vimal Kumar''' is an Indian [[badminton]] player . He won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|Indian National title]] consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_ms.htm Men's Singles National Champions]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://badmintonnation.in/senior-national-championship-winners-list/ | title=Senior Nationals winners list | publisher=Badmintion.in | accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref> He also served as Chief National Coach of India.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Tribune|title = Top shuttlers lack drive, says coach |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030814/sports.htm#5|date = 13 August 2003|access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref> He is the Co Founder, Director and Chief Coach in Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ppba.in/management.html | title=Management | publisher=Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref>He was awarded the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebridge.in/badminton/vimal-kumar-drona-trained-top-stars-indian-badminton/ | title=Vimal Kumar - The Drona who trained some of the top stars of Indian badminton | publisher=The Bridge | work=Kalyan Ashok | date=5 September 2019 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref>.He was the bronze medalist in [[Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games|badminton at the 1986 Asian Games in the Men's team event]].
 ==Career==
-During his career he won prestigious [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] in 1983 & 1984 and [[Welsh International Badminton Championships|Welsh International Open]] in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics]] in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the [[Prakash Padukone]] Badminton Academy, where he is the director.<ref>{{cite news|title = Vimal Kumar quits
+During his career he won [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] in 1983 & 1984 and [[Welsh International Badminton Championships|Welsh International Open]] in 1988 & 1991. Vimal also represented India at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics]] in 1992, and was ranked within the top 20 in the world. He was the National chief coach of the Indian badminton squad for several years. He quit the post in 2006 to concentrate on coaching youngsters at the [[Prakash Padukone]] Badminton Academy.<ref>{{cite news|title = Vimal Kumar quits
 |url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060820193813/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042507072000.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 August 2006|date = 25 April 2006|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
 |access-date =10 February 2009}}</ref> Now, he is currently coaching star player [[Saina Nehwal]] in Bangalore.He also coaches [[Parupalli Kashyap]]. Malayalam film actor [[Kalidas Jayaram]] is his nephew.
+== Achievements ==
+=== IBF International ===
+{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
+|+Men's singles
+! Year
+! Tournament
+! Opponent
+! Score
+! Result
+|-
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1983
+| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Gebhardt]]
+| align="left" | 15–5, 15–1
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1984
+| align="left" | French Open
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Tariq Farooq]]
+| align="left" | 10–15, 15–6, 15–2
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1987
+| align="left" | Bells Open
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Torben Carlsen]]
+| align="left" | 15–6, 5–15, 9–15
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1987
+| align="left" | [[Welsh International]]
+| align="left" |
+| align="left" |
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1990
+| align="left" | Strasbourg International
+| align="left" |
+| align="left" |
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1990
+| align="left" | Welsh International
+| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Iain Sydie]]
+| align="left" | 15–11, 15–5
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
+| align="center" | 1991
+| align="left" | Strasbourg International
+| align="left" |
+| align="left" |
+| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
+|}
 ==References==