George Thomas (badminton)

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George Thomas
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1966-04-15) 15 April 1966 (age 55)
Kerala, India
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessLeft
Doubles
Current rankingretired
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's badminton
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

George Thomas (born 15 April 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.

Achievements[]

IBF International[]

Men's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Sri Lanka International India Marcos Bristow South Korea Choi Min-ho
South Korea 		13–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Career[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Past National Winners". badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ Unnikrishnan, M.S. (3 August 2001). "Arjuna Award for Milkha, Abhinav Khel Ratna for Gopichand". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION". University of Calicut. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.


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