Prakash Padukone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Prakash Padukone

badminton player

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Prakash Padukone (??????? ??????? in Kannada) (born 10 June 1955) is a former Indian badminton player.
He was ranked World No.
1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.
He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India.
He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.