Aparna Balan
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| Born | 9 August 1986 Kozhikode, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 41 (XD 20 November 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala.[1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju.[2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S.[5]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]South Asian Games
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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21–18, 21–23, 12–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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21–19, 22–20 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Error creating thumbnail: Thomas Kurien | Error creating thumbnail: V. Diju Error creating thumbnail: Jwala Gutta |
11–21, 13–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Error creating thumbnail: Sanave Thomas | Error creating thumbnail: V. Diju Error creating thumbnail: Ashwini Ponnappa |
11–21, 15–21 | Silver Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Australian Open | Error creating thumbnail: Shruti Kurien |  Chia Chi Huang Tang He Tian
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13–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | India Grand Prix | Error creating thumbnail: Arun Vishnu | Error creating thumbnail: Tarun Kona Error creating thumbnail: Shruti Kurien |
21–14, 17–21, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Major National Achievements
[edit | edit source]- National champion in mixed doubles 2006
- National champion in mixed doubles 2007
- National champion in women doubles 2011
- National champion in mixed doubles 2012
- National champion in women doubles 2012
- National champion in mixed doubles 2013
- National champion in mixed doubles 2014
- National champion in mixed doubles 2015
- National champion in mixed doubles 2016
- National champion in women doubles 2017
- National games 2015 mixed doubles gold
- Premier Badminton League 2016 winners
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Malayali people
- Sportswomen from Kerala
- Sportspeople from Kozhikode
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen
- Indian female badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2004 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 South Asian Games