George Thomas (badminton)

George Thomas
Personal information
Born April 15, 1966 (1966-04-15) (age 45)
Kerala, India
Country  India
Handedness Left Handed Player
Men's singles, Men's doubles, Mixed doubles
Current Ranking Retired

George Thomas (Malayalam: ജോര്‍ജ് തോമസ്) (born April 15, 1966) is a former badminton player from Kerala, India. He won the National Singles title in 1990 and the doubles title with Jaseel P. Ismail in 1992.[1] He was a member of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian Badminton.[2] He is at present working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and is posted at Kochi.

Career

George began his career by playing for the University of Calicut.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Past National Winners". badmintonindia.org. http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmSubChamp.aspx?id=7$0. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  2. ^ "Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand". The Tribune. 3 August 2001. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010803/main4.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2009. 
  3. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION". University of Calicut. http://www.universityofcalicut.info/dpe/dpe_stars.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-02.