Pullela Gopichand height - How tall is Pullela Gopichand?
Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November, 1973 in Andhra Pradesh, India, is a Badminton player. At 47 years old, Pullela Gopichand height is 5 ft 11 in (182.0 cm).
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5' 11"
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6' 3"
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5' 9"
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5' 10"
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6' 0"
Now We discover Pullela Gopichand's Biography, Age, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of net worth at the age of 49 years old?
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Pullela Gopichand Age |
49 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
Born |
16 November 1973 |
Birthday |
16 November |
Birthplace |
Andhra Pradesh, India |
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 49 years old group.
Pullela Gopichand Weight & Measurements
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Weight |
68 kg (150 lb) |
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Who Is Pullela Gopichand's Wife?
His wife is P.V.V Lakshmi (m. 2002)
Family |
Parents |
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Wife |
P.V.V Lakshmi (m. 2002) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Gayatri Gopichand, Sai Vishnu Gopichand |
Pullela Gopichand Net Worth
He net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-22. So, how much is Pullela Gopichand worth at the age of 49 years old? Pullela Gopichand’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from . We have estimated
Pullela Gopichand's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2022 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Net Worth in 2021 |
Pending |
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Pullela Gopichand Social Network
Timeline
After retiring from his playing career, Pullela Gopichand founded the Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2008, after reportedly mortgaging his own house. Nimmagadda Prasad, a renowned industrialist donated ₹ 50 million (US$700,000) on a condition to win a medal for India at Olympics in badminton . The academy produced several badminton players including Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap, Srikanth Kidambi, Arundhati Pantawane, Gurusai Datt and Arun Vishnu. Saina Nehwal went on to win the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and P. V. Sindhu the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and first Indian to win the BWF World Championships. Gopichand also served as the official Indian Olympic Badminton Team coach at the 2016 Brazil's Rio Olympic.
Gopichand married fellow badminton player P. V. V. Lakshmi on 5 June 2002. They have two children, a daughter named Gayathri and a son.
In 2001, he won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships at Birmingham. He defeated then world number one Peter Gade in the semi-finals before defeating Chen Hong of China to lift the trophy. He became the second Indian to achieve the feat after Prakash Padukone, who won in 1980.
In 1999, he won the Toulouse open championship in France and the Scottish open championship in Scotland. He also emerged winner at the Asian satellite tournament held at Hyderabad in the same year, and lost in the final match of the German grand prix championship.
Gopichand was coached by S. M. Arif before Prakash Padukone accepted him at Prakash Padukone academy [4]. He also trained under Ganguly Prasad at the SAI Bangalore. Gopichand won his first National Badminton Championship title in 1996, and went on to win the title five times in a row, until 2000. He won two gold and one silver at the Indian national games, 1998 held at Imphal. At the international level, he represented India in 3 Thomas Cup tournaments. In 1996 he won a gold in the SAARC badminton tournament at Vijayawada and defended the crown in the next games held at Colombo in 1997. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver in the team event and a bronze in men's singles.
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is a former Indian badminton player. Presently, he is the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014.
Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November 1973 to Pullela Subash Chandra and ], Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Initially, he was interested in playing cricket, but his elder brother encouraged him to take up badminton instead. His family settled in Nizamabad for a while. He did his schooling from St. Paul's High School, Hyderabad. He joined A. V. College, Hyderabad and graduated in public administration. He was the captain of the Indian combined universities badminton team in 1990 and 1991.