Grant Manzoney

Grant Manzoney
Grant Manzoney
	Grant Manzoney in 2019
Personal information
Country	Australia
Born	16 December 1969 (age 54); Swan View, Australia
Coach	Mark Cunningham
Men's singles WH2; Men's doubles WH1–WH2; Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	15 (MS 22 September 2022); 31 (MD with Lochan Cowper 1 August 2022); 32 (XD with Bree Mellberg 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	16 (MS); 34 (MD with Lochan Cowper); 32 (XD with Bree Mellberg) (15 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Australia
Oceania Championships

Last updated September 22, 2024

Grant Manzoney (born 16 December 1969) is an Australian para-badminton player. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where badminton made its Paralympics debut.^[1]

Personal

Manzoney was born on 16 December 1969^[2] with congenital deformity in both legs. His right leg is missing and fibular hemimelia in his left leg causing severe deformity of his left foot and ankle. Surgery at an early age has allowed him to walk on his left foot instead of amputation. He has a prosthetic right leg since childhood.^[3] He attended Swan View Senior High School.

Badminton

After dabbling in wheelchair basketball, he discovered para-badminton in 2016 as part of Wheelchair Sports held a 'come and try day'. He is classified WH2.He has earned number one rankings in Oceania and Australia in singles and doubles in his class.^[4]

He participated at the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, where he won one match and lost two and did not reach the knockout stage.

In 2020, he defended his Oceania Para Badminton Championships Men's WH2 title.^[5]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics,he competed in the men's singles WH2. His first opponent in the Group Stage was Kim Kjung-hoon from Korea. He lost 2–0. He then competed against Kim Jung-Jun also from Korea. Here he also lost 2–0. Manzoney therefore did not make the quarterfinals.

His coach in Perth is Mark Cunningham.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia	Douglas Youlten	21–3, 21–8	Gold
		Benjamin Hasselman	21–5, 21–10
		Richard Joseph Engles	21–11, 21–11
		Michael Colin McDonald	21–0, 21–5
2020	Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia	Qambar Ali Akhteyari	21–10, 21–7	Gold
2022 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Douglas Youlten	21–4, 21–3	Gold
		Eamon Wood	21–4, 21–1
		Qambar Ali Akhteyari	21–10, 21–9

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia	Richard John Davis	Duke Trench-Thiedeman Douglas Youlten	21–7, 21–6	Gold
			Michael Colin McDonald Daniel O'Neil	21–8, 21–4
			Richard Joseph Engles Pradeep Hewavitharana	21–13, 21–14
2022	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Lochan Cowper	Qambar Ali Akhteyari Richard John Davis	21–11, 21–9	Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Bree Mellberg	Richard John Davis Mischa Ginns	18–21, 17–21	Silver
2023 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Perth, Australia	Marinda Jones	Lochan Cowper Mischa Ginns	11–21, 7–21	Bronze
			Nguyen Nan Vang Janine Watson	14–21, 11–21
			Martyn Ford Macka Mackenzie	21–12, 19–21, 21–17
			Qambar Ali Akhteyari Catherine Gallagher	21–13, 21–7

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References

↑ "Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost". Paralympics Australia. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
↑ "Grant Mazoney". BWF. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
↑ "Grant Manzoney". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
↑ Brown, Tyler (26 May 2017). "Grant Manzoney, Rhiannon Clarke finalists for Western Australian of the Year Awards". Wanneroo Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
↑ "Australia's Missen and Manzoney defend their titles. Papua New Guinea take home a first silver. VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020". Badminton Oceania. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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[1] "Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost". Paralympics Australia. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[2] "Grant Mazoney". BWF. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[3] "Grant Manzoney". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[4] Brown, Tyler (26 May 2017). "Grant Manzoney, Rhiannon Clarke finalists for Western Australian of the Year Awards". Wanneroo Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[5] "Australia's Missen and Manzoney defend their titles. Papua New Guinea take home a first silver. VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020". Badminton Oceania. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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