Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is an Indian former badminton player. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Park Tae-sang of South Korea. He had been coached by Malik Shamim Sultan.
Gupta received Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian badminton. He is also a proud recipient of Honoured Birla Award (1996), Laxman Award (2000) and Yash Bharti Award (2015).
Education and profession
Abhinn is a graduate in B.Com. from Allahabad University, Allahabad. Currently, he is employed with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Allahabad as a Sr. Manager.
Records
Abhinn is a Limca book record holder in 2004. He is the first shuttler of India who was the national champion in all the categories viz., mini, sub-junior, junior (twice), and senior (twice).
Major participation
- Common Wealth Games-Kualalampur – 1998
- World Championship-Copenhagen – 1999
- French Super Series 2001 – Winner
- Seville – 2001
- Manchester – 2002
- Asian Games-Busan – 2002
- Birmingham – 2003
- World Olympics-Athens Olympic – 2004
- U.S.A. (Qualified for the World Championship) – 2005
Achievements
World Senior Championships
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year
! Age
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
! Ref
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 2025
| align="center" | 45+
| align="left" | Eastern National Sports Training Centre,<br />Pattaya, Thailand
| align="left" | Casper Lund
| align="left" | 16–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|}
South Asian Games
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+Men's singles
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan
| align="left" | Chetan Anand
| align="left" | 8–15, 15–10, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|}
IBF International
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+Men's singles
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Australia International
| align="left" | Rio Suryana
| align="left" | 6–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | French International
| align="left" | Xie Yangchun
| align="left" | 7–1, 7–3, 7–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | Jakrapan Thanathiratham
| align="left" | 15–4, 6–15, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Mauritius International
| align="left" | Nikhil Kanetkar
| align="left" | 17–16, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Kenya International
| align="left" | Aamir Ghaffar
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}