Nandu Natekar
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| Kebangsaan | India | |||||||||||||
| Lahir | 12 Mei 1933 Sangli State, India Britania Raya[1] | |||||||||||||
| Meninggal | 28 Juli 2021 (umur 88) Pune, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||
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Nandu M. Natekar (12 Mei 1933[2][3] – 28 Juli 2021) adalah seorang juara nasional bulu tangkis India.
Karier[sunting | sunting sumber]
Natekar won over 100[4] national and international titles for India in a career spanning 15 years.[4] Natekar was the first Indian to win a title abroad, in 1956.[5][6] Natekar was a director of Natekar Sports and Fitness (NSF).
He won the Men's Doubles National Championship a total of six times,[7] Men's Singles National Championship a total of six times,[8] and Mixed Doubles National Championship a total of five times.[9]
He was an alumnus of Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.[10] His son, Gaurav Natekar, is a seven-time Indian National Champion in tennis.[11]
Natekar died in Pune on 28 July 2021 at the age of 88.[12][13]
Prestasi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- Won National level Men's Singles and Doubles Championship, as well as Mixed Doubles, multiple times in India.[4][14]
- He has reached the last 8 in the All England Championships.
- Included among 'the Greats' in a souvenir published by Malaysia during the Thomas Cup series in 1954–55.[15]
- Men’s Singles Champion in the Selangor International Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1956. His victory was also the first international victory by an Indian badminton player.[5][6]
- Recipient of the first Arjuna Award instituted in 1961.[4][15]
- Voted the most popular sportsperson of India in 1961.[4]
- Natekar and Meena Shaw won the Mixed Doubles title at Bangkok’s King’s Cup International Tournament in 1962. Won the Men’s Singles title at the same event in 1963.[5]
- Represented India at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica in 1966.[15]
- Awarded Meritorious Service Award by the IBF in 1989.[16]
- Honoured at the Jagatik Marathi Parishad in Mauritius in 1991.[15]
- Awarded Life-time Achievement Award by the Petroleum Sports Control Board of India in January 2001.[17]
- Awarded Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar in 2002, titled Ratna Saurabh.[15]
Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- ^ "Nandu Natekar meninggal dunia: 'superstar bulu tangkis pertama' India memiliki hubungan dengan Pune". Indian Express Limited. 29 Juli 2021. Diakses tanggal 23 Februari 2024.
- ^ "Referensi India: MR". 2003.
- ^ "Nandu Natekar, pahlawan bulu tangkis pertama India, meninggal dunia | Berita Bulu Tangkis – Times of India".
- ^ a b c d e "Natekar.com". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 7 Februari 2005. Diakses tanggal 25 December 2007.
- ^ a b c PIB.NIC.IN
- ^ a b WebIndia123
- ^ In the years 1955,1956,1958,1960,1961,1963 – Badminton India Archives – Men's Doubles
- ^ In the years 1953,1954,1958,1960,1961,1965 – Badminton India Archives – Men's Singles
- ^ In the years 1953,1954,1961,1966,1970 – Badminton India Archives – Mixed Doubles
- ^ "Ruia College – Awards and Distinctions". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 5 Januari 2008. Diakses tanggal 25 Desember 2007.
- ^ Indian Express (newspaper)[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Indian badminton legend Nandu Natekar dies at 88". Scroll.in (dalam bahasa Inggris). Diakses tanggal 28 Juli 2021.
- ^ "Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar passes away". www.telegraphindia.com. Diakses tanggal 28 Juli 2021.
- ^ Badminton India Archives – Individual Championships
- ^ a b c d e Indiantelevision.com
- ^ Badminton India Archives – Awards
- ^ "The Hindu (newspaper)". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 4 March 2007. Diakses tanggal 25 December 2007.
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