Dinesh Khanna

Dinesh Khanna is a former Indian badminton player. He was the Men's singles Asian Champion in 1965 and became the first Indian to win an Asian badminton title on 14 November 1965.[1] He won a Bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games . He was Indian national badminton champion in 1966 and a recipient of Arjuna award in 1965.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

For the Indian theater director, see Dinesh Khanna (director).

Dinesh Khanna
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1943-01-04) 4 January 1943
Fatehgarh Churian, Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's badminton
Asian Championships
1965 LucknowMen's singles
Commonwealth Games
1966 KingstonMen's singles
Asian Games
1974 TehranMen's Team

References
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