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Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sangli State, British India [1] | 12 May 1933||||||||||||||
Died | 28 July 2021 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 88)||||||||||||||
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Nandu M. Natekar (12 May 1933 [2] [3] – 28 July 2021) was an Indian badminton national champion.
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]
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Nandu Natekar | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sangli State, British India [1] | 12 May 1933||||||||||||||
Died | 28 July 2021 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 88)||||||||||||||
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Nandu M. Natekar (12 May 1933 [2] [3] – 28 July 2021) was an Indian badminton national champion.
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]
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