Abhinn Shyam Gupta

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 becomes 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