George Thomas (badminton)

George Thomas
Personal information
Country  India
Born April 15, 1966
Kerala, 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. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  2. "Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand". The Tribune. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. "DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION". University of Calicut. Retrieved 2009-08-02.