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Nikhil Kanetkar

badminton player
Person human Q431906

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
May 13, 1979
Place of birth
Pune
Country of citizenship
India[6]
Occupation
badminton player, badminton coach, Olympic competitor
Educated at
Savitribai Phule Pune University[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Country for sport
India[30]
Family name
Kanetkar[12]
Given name
Nikhil[13]
Handedness
left-handedness[10]
Height
+173[32]
Name in native language
निखिल कानेटकर[31]
Native language
English[7]
Participant in
badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – men's team, badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – men's singles, badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – men's singles, badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's singles, 2002 French Open Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2003 Badminton World Championships – men's singles, 2006 Victoria International Badminton Championships – men's singles, 1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse – men's singles, 2003 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse – men's singles, 2004 Mauritius International Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2006 Mauritius International Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 2006 Mauritius International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 2009 Mauritius International Badminton Championships – men's singles, badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles, badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – men's team, 1999 US Open Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2005 South Africa International Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2017 World Senior Badminton Championships O35 – men's singles, 2002 Welsh International Badminton Championships – men's singles[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Playing hand
left-handedness[14]
Sport
badminton[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nikhil Kanetkar zh 尼基爾·卡內特卡爾
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nikhil Kanetkar, 2017.jpg ↗
BWF bwfbadminton.com player ID
12054
BWF tournamentsoftware.com player ID (archived)
4EBA614D-A525-497E-B49C-2EBDD2FE4893
BabelNet ID
03799540n
Badmintoncn.com star ID
14681
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
41860
Freebase ID
/m/03nskc
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000349945
Olympedia people ID
105845
Olympics.com athlete ID
nikhil-kanetkar
Prabook ID
2103342
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ka/nikhil-kanetkar-1
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The-Sports.org athlete ID
115775

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Country for sport 1
India
Country of citizenship 1
India
Educated at 1
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Handedness 1
left-handedness
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Participant in 1
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's singles
Participated in 1
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's singles
Place of birth 1
Pune
Playing hand 1
left-handedness
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
badminton
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Summary

Nikhil Kanetkar was born on May 13, 1979[1], in Pune[2]. He has worked as a badminton player[3], badminton coach[4], and Olympic competitor[5].

FAQs

Where was Nikhil Kanetkar born?

Nikhil Kanetkar was born in Pune[2].

What did Nikhil Kanetkar do for work?

Nikhil Kanetkar worked as a badminton player[3], badminton coach[4], and Olympic competitor[5].

Where did Nikhil Kanetkar go to school?

Nikhil Kanetkar was educated at Savitribai Phule Pune University[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . tribuneindia.com. tribuneindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . in.com. in.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . statemaster.com. statemaster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . nationmaster.com. nationmaster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Florentyna · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – men's team, badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – men's singles, badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – men's singles +16
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