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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|04|15}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|04|15}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], | | birth_place = [[Kerala]], India | ||
| height = | | height = 1.65 m | ||
| weight = | | weight = | ||
| event = | | event = Doubles | ||
| highest_ranking = | | highest_ranking = | ||
| date_of_highest_ranking = | | date_of_highest_ranking = | ||
| current_ranking = | | current_ranking = retired | ||
| country = India | |||
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| coach = | | coach = | ||
| handedness = Left | | handedness = Left | ||
| bwf_id = | | medal_templates = | ||
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} | |||
{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} | |||
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }} | |||
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] | Men's team }} | |||
| bwf_id = D56BED21-6DE0-4F59-B625-744D284D0587 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''George Thomas''' | '''George Thomas''' (born 15 April 1966) is a former [[badminton]] player from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He won the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|National Singles title]] in 1990 and the doubles title with [[Jaseel P. Ismail]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmSubChamp.aspx?id=7$0|title=Past National Winners |publisher=badmintonindia.org|accessdate=2010-04-15}}</ref> He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.<ref>{{cite news | ||
|newspaper = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | |newspaper = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | ||
|title = Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand | |title = Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
He is at present working for [[Bharat Petroleum|Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]] and is posted at [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]. | He is at present working for [[Bharat Petroleum|Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]] and is posted at [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]. | ||
== Achievements == | |||
=== IBF International === | |||
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" | |||
|+Men's doubles | |||
! Year | |||
! Tournament | |||
! Partner | |||
! Opponent | |||
! Score | |||
! Result | |||
|- style="background:#D5D5D5" | |||
| align="center" | 1998 | |||
| align="left" | Sri Lanka International | |||
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Marcos Bristow]] | |||
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Min-ho (badminton)|Choi Min-ho]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Sung-gyun]] | |||
| align="left" | 13–15, 12–15 | |||
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | |||
|} | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1966 Kerala, India | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | retired | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Thomas (born 15 April 1966) is a former badminton player from Kerala, India. He won the National Singles title in 1990 and the doubles title with Jaseel P. Ismail in 1992.[1] He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.[2] He is at present working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and is posted at Kochi.
Achievements[edit | edit source]
IBF International[edit | edit source]
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sri Lanka International |  Marcos Bristow
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 Choi Min-ho Jung Sung-gyun
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13–15, 12–15 |  Runner-up
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Career[edit | edit source]
George began his career by playing for the University of Calicut.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Past National Winners". badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Unnikrishnan, M.S. (3 August 2001). "Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION". University of Calicut. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
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