George Thomas (badminton)

George Thomas
Personal information
Country  India
Born (1966-04-15) 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.


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