Leroy Francis D'Sa (born 12 October 1953) is a retired Indian badminton player. D'sa is one of the first finest doubles player country has ever produced, and he dominated the Indian doubles internationally until late 80s.[1][2]
D'sa is the only player from India ever to have managed to claim four Asian games medals, until now as of 2018 games, his record remains intact. He initially learned the basics of the sport in Hyderabad where his father was posted in Reserve Bank of India. Further he moved to Kanpur then Mumbai to develop his game even more. In Mumbai he was employed by the Railway in 1974. Indian contingent went on to win silver at the 1983 Asian championships in Calcutta. D'sa was part of that team. The same year he won Austrian International in men's doubles with Partho Ganguly. Again at the Asian games in 1986, he bagged men's team medal.
He was one of the only players to have medalled from India at the individual events in Asian games until for next 36 years. In 1982, D'sa claimed two bronze medals in men's and mixed doubles with Pradeep Gandhe and Kanwal Thakar Singh in a scratch pairing. Usually D'sa played men' doubles with Sanat Mishra in international circuit. He has 7 national championship titles to his name with different partners, Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, Sanat Mishra and Suresh Goel. D'sa was coaching the Pullela Gopichand when he won the 2001 All England title. He played at the state level until his late 50s and has shaped next generation of Indian doubles which includes players like Jwala Gutta, V. Diju, Sanave Thomas and many others. Currently he is training new crop of players in Hindu Gymkhana in Mumbai.[3][4][5]
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leroy, leroy, francis, born, october, 1953, retired, indian, badminton, player, first, finest, doubles, player, country, ever, produced, dominated, indian, doubles, internationally, until, late, personal, informationcountryindiaborn, 1953, october, 1953, resid. Leroy Francis D Sa born 12 October 1953 is a retired Indian badminton player D sa is one of the first finest doubles player country has ever produced and he dominated the Indian doubles internationally until late 80s 1 2 Leroy D SaPersonal informationCountryIndiaBorn 1953 10 12 12 October 1953 age 70 ResidenceMumbai Maharashtra IndiaDoublesCurrent rankingRetiredMedal record Men s badmintonRepresenting IndiaAsian Games1982 New Delhi Men s doubles1982 New Delhi Mixed doubles1982 New Delhi Men s team1986 Seoul Men s teamAsian Championships1983 Calcutta Men s teamD sa is the only player from India ever to have managed to claim four Asian games medals until now as of 2018 games his record remains intact He initially learned the basics of the sport in Hyderabad where his father was posted in Reserve Bank of India Further he moved to Kanpur then Mumbai to develop his game even more In Mumbai he was employed by the Railway in 1974 Indian contingent went on to win silver at the 1983 Asian championships in Calcutta D sa was part of that team The same year he won Austrian International in men s doubles with Partho Ganguly Again at the Asian games in 1986 he bagged men s team medal He was one of the only players to have medalled from India at the individual events in Asian games until for next 36 years In 1982 D sa claimed two bronze medals in men s and mixed doubles with Pradeep Gandhe and Kanwal Thakar Singh in a scratch pairing Usually D sa played men doubles with Sanat Mishra in international circuit He has 7 national championship titles to his name with different partners Prakash Padukone Ami Ghia Sanat Mishra and Suresh Goel D sa was coaching the Pullela Gopichand when he won the 2001 All England title He played at the state level until his late 50s and has shaped next generation of Indian doubles which includes players like Jwala Gutta V Diju Sanave Thomas and many others Currently he is training new crop of players in Hindu Gymkhana in Mumbai 3 4 5 Contents 1 Achievements 1 1 Asian Games 1 2 IBF International 2 References 3 External linksAchievements EditAsian Games Edit Men s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium New Delhi India nbsp Pradeep Gandhe nbsp Christian Hadinata nbsp Icuk Sugiarto 15 11 2 15 5 15 nbsp BronzeMixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium New Delhi India nbsp Kanwal Thakar Singh nbsp Christian Hadinata nbsp Ivana Lie 10 15 3 15 nbsp BronzeIBF International Edit Men s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1983 Austrian International nbsp Partho Ganguli nbsp Pradeep Gandhe nbsp Syed Modi 15 8 18 13 nbsp WinnerReferences Edit LEROY D SA coachkhoj com Retrieved 23 March 2021 Leroy Francis D Sa bwfbadminton com Retrieved 24 March 2021 Akaash Dasgupta 27 August 2018 Asian Games 2018 Historic day for Indian badminton The Times of India Retrieved 13 July 2021 Kulkarni Abhijeet 16 June 2020 Leroy D sa the only Indian badminton player to have won four Asian Games medals scroll in Retrieved 23 March 2021 Biswas Sudipta 12 March 2021 Badminton legend Leroy D sa tells the untold story of Indian doubles etvbharat com Retrieved 23 March 2021 External links EditLeroy D sa at BWF tournamentsoftware com nbsp Leroy D sa at BWFbadminton com nbsp Leroy D sa at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leroy D 27Sa amp oldid 1105940264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
