Meena Shah

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Meena Shah
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born(1937-01-31)31 January 1937
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Died10 March 2015(2015-03-10) (aged 78)
Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Lucknow Women's singles

Meena Shah (1937–2015) was an Indian badminton player. A national badminton champion, she won twelve National titles including seven consecutive women's singles from 1959 to 1965. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award.[2][3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1965 Lucknow, India England Ursula Smith 4–11, 6–11 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1959 Northern India International Thailand Pratuang Pattabongs 11–9, 9–12, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [4]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1959 Northern India International India Amrit Diwan Thailand Thanoo Khadjadbhye
Thailand Pratuang Pattabongs 		16–17, 15–7, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5]

References

  1. ^ "Meena Shah". Getatoz. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Former badminton queen suffers on sickbed - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ^ Monday, 24 March 2014 (1 March 2014). "BAI's financial assistance to ex-champ Meena Shah". Business Standard. Event occurs at 09:03 AM IST. Retrieved 24 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Title goes to Pattabongs". Singapore Free Press. 17 November 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Siam bag three titles". The Straits Times. 19 November 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
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