Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang of South Korea. He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan. Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton. He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015). Education and profession Abhinn is graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Allahabad as a Sr. Manager. Records Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who becomes national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice). Major participation Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998 World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999 French Super Series 2001 - Winner Seville – 2001 Manchester – 2002 Asian Games-Busan – 2002 Birmingham – 2003 World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004 U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005 Achievements South Asian Games IBF International References External links 1979 births Living people Indian male badminton players Indian national badminton champions Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Racket sportspeople from Uttar Pradesh Recipients of the Arjuna Award Sportspeople from Allahabad Asian Games competitors for India Olympic badminton players of India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in badminton Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games