Age, Biography and Wiki
Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November, 1973 in Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a Pullela Gopichand is badminton player badminton player. Discover Pullela Gopichand's Biography, Age, Height, 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 networth at the age of 50 years old?
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| Age |
50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
16 November, 1973 |
| Birthday |
16 November |
| Birthplace |
Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 50 years old group.
Pullela Gopichand Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Pullela Gopichand height is 1.82 m and Weight 68 kg.
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| Height |
1.82 m |
| Weight |
68 kg |
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Not Available |
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Who Is Pullela Gopichand's Wife?
His wife is P.V.V Lakshmi (m. 2002)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
P.V.V Lakshmi (m. 2002) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Gayatri Gopichand, Sai Vishnu Gopichand |
Pullela Gopichand Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pullela Gopichand worth at the age of 50 years old? Pullela Gopichand’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from India. We have estimated Pullela Gopichand's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Player |
Pullela Gopichand Social Network
Timeline
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is a former Indian badminton player.
Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team.
Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November 1973 near Chirala Town to Mr. Pullela Subash Chandra and Mrs. Pullela Subbaravamma, in 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 in St. Paul's High School, Hyderabad.
He joined A. V. College, Hyderabad and graduated in public administration.
He became the second Indian to achieve the feat after Prakash Padukone, who won in 1980.
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
He was the captain of the Indian combined universities badminton team in 1990 and 1991.
He also trained under Ganguly Prasad at the SAI Bangalore.
Pullela won his first National Badminton Championship title in 1996, and went on to win the title five times in a row, until 2000.
In 1996, he won a gold in the SAARC badminton tournament at Vijayawada and defended his crown in the next games held at Colombo in 1997.
He won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Indian national games, 1998, held at Imphal.
At the international level, he represented India in 3 Thomas Cup tournaments.
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver in the team event and a bronze in men's singles.
He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014.
In 1999, he won the Toulouse Open Championship in France and the Scottish Open Championship in Scotland.
He also emerged as the 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.
He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.
In 2001, he won the 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.
Pullela married fellow badminton player P. V. V. Lakshmi on 5 June 2002.
They have two children, a daughter named Gayathri and a son named Vishnu.
After retiring from his playing career, Pullela founded the Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2008 after reportedly mortgaging his own house.
Nimmagadda Prasad, a renowned industrialist, donated inr 50000000 on a condition that his academy win a medal for India at the Olympics in badminton.
Saina Nehwal went on to win the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, while P. V. Sindhu went on to win the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the bronze medal at the pandemic-hit 2020 Summer Olympics, and also became the first Indian to win the gold medal at the BWF World Championships.
Pullela also served as the official Indian Olympic Badminton Team coach at the 2016 Rio Olympics held in Brazil.
Rewards for Coaching the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics silver medallist P. V. Sindhu
In Dec 2020, he launched guided meditation sessions for athletes named "Dhyana for Sports" in the App Dhyana.
The sessions have been designed by him based on his experience training athletes.
He is also the Director of Dhyana.
Dhyana, in collaboration with Heartfulness Institute, was the official meditation partner of the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.
