Manoj Sarkar
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Born | Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India | 12 January 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Gaurav Khanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles SL3 Men's doubles SL3–SU5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 3 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 3 October 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (MS) 2 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Manoj Sarkar (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian para-badminton player who lives in Rudrapur City, which is a small city in Uttarakhand, India. He has won 50 international medals in which he have 19 gold medals, 13 silver medals & 18 bronze medals. He is the only Arjun Awardee and Para Olympian Bronze medalist from Uttarakhand. He is awarded by President of India in 2018 by Arjun award. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.
Early life and background
[edit]Manoj's condition arose out of wrongful medical treatment at the age of one. He hails from a modest background and has two siblings. He suffers from a PPRP Lower Limb condition.
Career
[edit]Manoj has won numerous accolades in the International circuit including a Men's Singles Silver at the Thailand Para-Badminton International 2017, A Gold at the Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017,[1] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[2] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[3] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[4]
Achievements
[edit]Paralympic Games
[edit]Men's singles SL3
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
22–20, 21–13 | ![]() |
World Championships
[edit]Men's singles SL3
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | ![]() |
16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | ![]() |
21–15, 19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() |
18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
10–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | ![]() |
21–23, 22–20, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
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21–15, 10–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England |
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7–21, 21–14, 21–6 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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14–21, 21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–14, 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
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12–21, 21–19, 14–21 | ![]() |
Asian Para Games
[edit]Men's singles SL3
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | ![]() |
14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
18–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles SL3
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | ![]() |
21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China |
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9–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 8 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]
Men's singles SL3
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Western Australia Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() |
14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 | ![]() |
17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() |
23–21, 21–9 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 | ![]() |
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21–19, 11–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() |
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21–14, 19–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–13 | |||||
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21–9, 21–6 | |||||
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9–21, 21–17, 16–21 | |||||
2023 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Western Australia Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–7 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 17–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 | ![]() |
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21–10, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | ![]() |
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20–22, 24–22, 19–21 | ![]() |
International tournaments (2011–2021) (12 titles, 10 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles SL3
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Indonesia Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
9–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
21–11, 8–21, 25–23 | ![]() |
2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
12–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
22–20, 14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
6–3 retired | ![]() |
2018 | Turkish Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
21–17, 17–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
18–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
11–9 retired | ![]() |
2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
25–23, 14–21, 21–9 | ![]() |
2020 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
20–22, 21–23 | ![]() |
2021 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Canada Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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19–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Irish Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–18, 23–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–8, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | China Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2020 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–7 | ![]() |
2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–9 | ![]() |
2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2021 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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21–10, 20–22, 15–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–17, 14–21 | ![]() |
Awards
[edit]- Arjuna Award 25 September 2018[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards". The Hindu. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Team Sportstar (25 September 2018). "National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Manoj Sarkar at BWFBadminton.com
- Manoj Sarkar at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Manoj Sarkar at the International Paralympic Committee
- Manoj Sarkar at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian male para-badminton players
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Paralympic badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics