Lucas Mazur

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Lucas Mazur
Lucas Mazur Paris 2024.jpg
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26)
Salbris, France
Residence Bourges, France
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (MS 1 January 2019)
4 (MD with Méril Loquette 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Faustine Noël 23 August 2022)
Current ranking2 (MS)
20 (MD with Méril Loquette)
4 (XD with Faustine Noël) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 TokyoMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
European Para Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 RodezMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's doubles

Lucas Mazur (born 18 November 1997) is a French para-badminton player who competes in international level events. He was the gold medalists in the men's singles SL4 at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He was three-time gold medalists in the World Championships winning the title in 2017, 2019, and 2022. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

At the age of three, he suffered a stroke, which led to a deformity in his ankle. He started playing badminton when he was 12. [4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 15–21, 21–17, 21–15 Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj21–9, 21–13 Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
21–23, 17–21 Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
21–14, 21–16 Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon 21–18, 10–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon21–18, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon13–14r Med 1.png Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 21–12, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 16–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
19–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Para Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël 21–6, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette Flag of Poland.svg Bartłomiej Mróz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Wilson
21–17, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Nilsson
Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
21–14, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

European Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Flag of England.svg Antony Forster 21–14, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2016Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Nilsson 21–14, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Nilsson21–7, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Byzery Flag of England.svg Daniel Lee
Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Leslie
16–21, 21–15, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Adam
Flag of Spain.svg Simón Cruz Mondejar
21–13, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette Flag of Poland.svg Bartłomiej Mróz
Flag of Turkey.svg İlker Tuzcu
19–21, 23–25 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Byzery
Flag of Denmark.svg Cathrine Rosengren
21–7, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Adam
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
21–19, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (10 titles, 2 runners-up)

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 SL4

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon 21–7, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
20224 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Adam 21–4, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 24–22, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon21–7, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon21–9, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
20234 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan21–12, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 21–18, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
20244 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj21–7, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles SU5

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Liek Hou
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri
12–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Fang Jen-yu
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Pu Gui-yu
21–14, 21–16
Flag of Thailand.svg Pricha Somsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 21–18, 23–21
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Gi-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-soo
21–9, 21–6

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
20224 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
21–14, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette
Flag of France.svg Coraline Bergeron
21–17, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hikmat Ramdani
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
3–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Thulasimathi Murugesan
20–22, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (29 titles, 20 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar 16–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015China Para Badminton International Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar21–16, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Tim Haller 21–18, 18–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Sedat Tümkaya 21–12, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar21–15, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Indonesia Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 21–19, 16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar21–17, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan21–12, 15–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom 21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Japan Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 21–14, 14–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 21–16, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj21–10, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan 21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Japan Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam21–10, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj16–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon 21–13, 21–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon18–21, 21–19, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan21–7, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019China Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan21–14, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan17–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Japan Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom21–9, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj21–9, 16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam21–15, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Kulikov 21–13, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles SU5

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of England.svg Daniel Bethell
Flag of England.svg Bobby Griffin
22–20, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
21–17, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of England.svg Daniel Bethell
Flag of England.svg Bobby Griffin
14–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Niklas Pott
Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wolter
21–15, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Japan Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of England.svg Daniel Bethell
Flag of England.svg Bobby Griffin
16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Japan Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Méril Loquette Flag of Thailand.svg Pricha Somsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 22–20, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Méril Loquette Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar
Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey
18–21, 21–18, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
21–19, 13–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Abdoullah Ait Bella Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Dontsov
Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Kulikov
21–18, 17–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of England.svg Bobby Griffin
Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
21–8, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Niklas Pott
Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
21–17, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
7–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ou Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Hefang
21–13, 18–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
19–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
16–21, 21–15, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
21–16, 16–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
21–18, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
18–21, 21–12, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Japan Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Turkey.svg İlker Tuzcu
Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız
21–16, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
16–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Faustine Noël Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
17–21, 25–23, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
21–12, 19–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Sugino
21–12, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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