U. Vimal Kumar | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Trivandrum, Kerala | 19 November 1962||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
U. Vimal Kumar (born 19 November 1962) is an Indian former 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.