U. Vimal Kumar

U. Vimal Kumar
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1962-11-19) 19 November 1962 (age 62)
Trivandrum, Kerala
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Men's team
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.

  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.

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