Anil Kaul (born 25 December 1964) is a retired male

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, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He did so alongside Iain Sydie. A resident of Victoria, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the

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. Kaul assumed the presidency of Badminton Canada from 1 July 2015, after being elected by the organizations membership on 14 June, replaces Peter Golding.

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* * * * 1964 births Living people Indian Hindus Kashmiri Hindus Kashmiri Pandits Kashmiri Brahmins Sportspeople from Amritsar Racket sportspeople from Punjab, India Sportspeople from Manitoba Indian emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Kashmiri descent Canadian Hindus Canadian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Canada Badminton players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-badminton-bio-stub