Vemuri Sudhakar
Biographical information
| Roles | Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Vemuri•Sudhakar |
| Used name | Vemuri•Sudhakar |
| Born | 1 January 1949 |
| Died | 18 May 2021 (aged 72 years 4 months 17 days) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (IND) |
| NOC |  India |
Biography
Vemuri Sudhakar officiated badminton at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games, in addition to numerous other international tournaments. For his work in badminton, notably as a member of the BWF Umpire Assessment Panel, he received the BWF Distinguished Service Award. Sudhakar was a student at Methodist School and Nizam College. His career was in banking, as he became deputy manager of Syndicate Bank.
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Badminton | IND |
Vemuri Sudhakar | ||||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Taufik Hidayat — Hidetaka Yamada | Service Judge | ||||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Ji Xinpeng — Ng Wei | Umpire | ||||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | Match #3 | Yasuko Mizui — Marina Yakusheva | Service Judge | ||||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | Match #7 | Lee Gyeong-Won — Olena Nozdran | Umpire | ||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Match #1 | People's Republic of China 2 — People's Republic of China 1 | Umpire | ||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Match #2 | People's Republic of China 1 — Great Britain 2 | Service Judge | ||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Match #3 | Great Britain 2 — Canada | Umpire | ||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Match #8 | People's Republic of China — Thailand | Service Judge | ||||
| Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Match #5 | Indonesia 2 — People's Republic of China 1 | Umpire | ||||
| Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Match #8 | Republic of Korea — Thailand | Service Judge | ||||
| Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Match #4 | Germany 2 — Canada 2 | Service Judge | ||||
| Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Match #6 | Netherlands — Australia 1 | Umpire |