Manjusha Kanwar
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 20 March 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Manjusha Kanwar (born March 20, 1971, née Manjusha Pavangadkar) is a female badminton player. She was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Presently works as Deputy General Manager in Sports Department Indian Oil Corporation,[1] New Delhi. She was part of Indian Badminton League in 2018–20 as a Coach of Delhi Team. She was honored with the FICCI Life Time Achievement Award[2] in 2020 for her achievements both as a player and her work for the promotion of sports.
Career[]
Manjusha Kanwar won the National Championships in India for the first time in 1991. Nine more titles followed until 2002. Bronze Medalist in Commonwealth Games in 1998 (Teams)[3] wherein she played both singles and doubles. Gold Medalist in South Asian Games 2004 in teams and Silver Medalist in Womens Doubles and Mixed Doubles . She represented India for 12 years.
Achievements[]
South Asian Games[]
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Shruti Kurien Jwala Gutta |
6–15, 3–15 | Silver |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Marcos Bristow | Jaseel P. Ismail Jwala Gutta |
6–15, 3–15 | Silver |
IBF International[]
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Wellington International | Rhona Robertson | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | India International | Archana Deodhar | Madhumita Bisht P. V. V. Lakshmi |
15–6, 13–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | India Satellite | Jaseel P. Ismail | Marcos Bristow B. R. Meenakshi |
11–5, 11–3 | Winner |
External links[]
- ^ "Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. : IndianOil - The Energy of India". IndianOil. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "FICCI presents India Sports Awards 2020,The Pioneer,Dec 10, 2020". ficci.in. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manjusha Kanwar | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- Indian female badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- 20th-century Indian women
- 20th-century Indian people
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games