Manoj Sarkar

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Manoj Sarkar
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Shri Manoj Sarkar for Para-Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG
Sarkar in 2018
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)
Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3-SL4
Highest ranking3 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 3 October 2019)
Current ranking4 (MS)
2 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Beijing Men's doubles

Manoj Sarkar (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian para-badminton player. 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.

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Early life and background

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

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

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL3

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara 22–20, 21–13 Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Đức Trung 16–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi 21–15, 19–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh 10–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat21–23, 22–20, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Japan.svg Taku Hiroi
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Suenaga
21–15, 10–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
7–21, 21–14, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
14–21, 21–15, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Hikmat Ramdani
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi
21–14, 18–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of India.svg Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar Flag of Germany.svg Peter Schnitzler
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi 14–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi 18–21, 20–22 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
13–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xiaoyu 21–17, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
9–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title)

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 doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam
Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
21–19, 11–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International Tournaments (15 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Indonesia Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi 9–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of England.svg Daniel Bethell 21–11, 8–21, 25–23Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of England.svg Daniel Bethell12–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat 22–20, 14–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat6–3 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara 21–17, 17–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat18–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat11–9 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara25–23, 14–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat20–22, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012French Para Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Tim Haller 12–21, 21–13, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
20–22, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Thomas
21–13, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
19–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
13–21, 21–18, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
16–21, 21–8, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019China Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar
Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
18–21, 21–16, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xiaoyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Yuyang
21–11, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Thomas
21–19, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam
Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
21–18, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
Flag of India.svg Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–10, 20–22, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012French Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Neeraj George Baby Flag of Germany.svg Max Altenkamp
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Haller
21–17, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar
21–19, 15–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam
Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar
21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Niklas Pott
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
13–21, 21–17, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Awards

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