Ashwini Ponnappa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ashwini Ponnappa
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1989(1989-09-18)
Age	35
Birthplace	Bengaluru
Country	India
Birth City	Karnataka
Horoscope	Virgo

Ashwini Ponnappa Biography

Ashwini Ponnappa is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on September 18, 1989 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Indian badminton athlete who was credited with winning the first gold medal for India during the women’s duos event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Jwala Gutta and Sherryna Raju have gained fame in their own country for their achievements as a team, breaking in the Top 10 in the rankings in the year 2015.

They and She and Kirsty Gilmour both competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. both played at this year’s Commonwealth Games.

Ashwini Ponnappa was born on 18 September 1989 in Bangalore. She was educated at St. Francis Xavier Girls High School, Bangalore and at St. Mary’s College, Hyderabad. Her father played hockey for India. However Ashwini preferred badminton over hockey and started training in badminton.

Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women’s and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships. They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10. Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.

The father of her was top-level hockey player, however she didn’t play. There is a brother younger than her called Appanna.

Ashwini Ponnappa Net Worth

Ashwini Ponnappa is one of the richest Badminton Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ashwini Ponnappa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began playing badminton at the beginning of 2000 and has since took home numerous national titles at the junior level.

She as well as Gutta were also teammates at The 2012. London Olympics. She graduated from St. Mary’s College.

She participated in the women’s doubles at the 2012 London Olympics. Ponnappa and Gutta lost their opening women’s doubles match against the Japanese duo of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa. They then went on to beat much higher ranked Wen Hsing Cheng and Yu Chin Chien of Chinese Taipei 25-23, 16-21, 21-18 to register their first win in the group stages. Jwala and Ashwini missed out on a quarterfinal berth by a difference of just one point, even though they beat Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao of Singapore 21-16 21-15 in their last group B match, after tying with Japan and Taipei on the number of wins. Prior to India’s final group game on Tuesday night, the World number five Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa had shockingly lost to Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin, ranked 10th, 19-21 11-21. India lodged a formal protest with the Games organizers to probe if the women’s doubles badminton match involving Japan and Chinese Taipei was played in the right spirit, following the elimination of medal hopes Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa but no action was taken. Following the Olympic Games Jwala went to a temporary sabbatical from the game. Ponnappa then partnered Pradnya Gadre for a brief period of time in 2013 and then re-united with Jwala later in the year. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Ponnappa and Gutta won the silver medal in the women’s doubles, losing to a Malaysian pair in the final. On June 29, 2015, playing with Jwala, they won the Canada Open women’s doubles title by defeating the top-seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek. She competed with Gutta at the 2016 Olympics, but they lost all three of their group stage matches and therefore did not progress further. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Ponnappa was part of the Indian team which won gold in the mixed team event, and won bronze with N. Sikki Reddy in the women’s doubles.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ashwini Ponnappa Dating?

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On 24 December 2017, she married businessman and model Karan Medappa. Her favourite author is Nicholas Sparks and her favourite movie is the 2013 romantic-comedy Begin Again. Her favourite badminton strike is the smash.

Facts & Trivia

Ashwini Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Ashwini Ponnappa celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

Who is the husband of Ashwini Ponnappa?

Personal life. On 24 December 2017, she married businessman and model Karan Medappa.

What is Ashwini Ponnappa famous for?

Born on 18th September 1989, Ashwini Ponnappa is a professional Indian badminton player who represents India at international tennis events in women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Being one of the finest badminton players of doubles discipline; Ashwini has won many medals for India with her prolific performances.

How old is Ashwini Ponnappa?

32 years (September 18, 1989)

Who is known as father of badminton?

Prakash Padukone , (born June 10, 1955, Bangalore [Bengaluru], India), Indian badminton champion who dominated the national badminton scene for almost a decade (1971–80) and put India on the sport’s international map. Padukone, Prakash.

Where is Ashwini Ponnappa from?

Bengaluru, India