Achanta Sharath Kamal Age, Wiki and Bio

Achanta Sharath Kamal

Quick Info

ProfessionTable Tennis player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth12/07/1982
Age42 years
BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu

Physical Stats & More

Height187 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityLoyola College, Chennai
Educational QualificationsB.Com.

Personal Life

Food HabitNon-Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date27/07/2009

Family

FatherSrinivasa Rao (former table tennis player and coach)
MotherAnnapurna
SiblingsBrother - Rajath Kamal
SpouseSripoorni SK (housewife)
ChildrenThey have a son and a daughter.

Career

Table Tennis
Playing StyleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Medals
  • Gold medal in TT Men's Singles at 2006 Commonwealth Games- Melbourne
  • Gold medal in TT Men's Team at 2006 Commonwealth Games- Melbourne
  • Gold medal in TT Men's Doubles at 2010 Commonwealth Games- Delhi
  • Bronze medal in TT Men's Team at 2010 Commonwealth Games- Delhi
  • Gold medal in TT Men's Team at 2018 Commonwealth Games- Gold Coast
  • Silver medal in TT Men's Doubles at 2018 Commonwealth Games- Gold Coast
  • Bronze medal in TT Men's Singles at 2018 Commonwealth Games- Gold Coast
  • Bronze medal in TT Mixed doubles at 2018 Commonwealth Games- Gold Coast
  • Two bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games
  • Gold in men's singles table tennis category at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Honours
  • Arjuna award in 2004
  • Padma Shri award in 2019

Favourites

CricketerSachin Tendulkar

Style Quotient

Bikes CollectionCustomized Royal Enfield bullet

Some Lesser Known Facts

Achanta Sharath Kamal holds the record for winning the Senior National Championship in table tennis for nine consecutive years in India.
His father, Srinivasa Rao, and uncle, Muralidhar Rao, are esteemed figures in the table tennis community as players and coaches.
At just 15 years old, Sharath Kamal decided to pursue a career as a professional table tennis player instead of focusing on academics.
He clinched his first national title in table tennis in 2003.
In 2010, Sharath Kamal achieved victories at the US Open Table Tennis Men’s Championships and the Egypt Open singles competition.