Tarun Dhillon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Hissar, Haryana, India | 18 August 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (MS 4 July 2022) 1 (MD with Kumar Nitesh 2 March 2023) 15 (XD with Jyothi Verma 30 May 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (MS) 4 (MD with Kumar Nitesh) (3 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tarun Dhillon (born 18 August 1994) is an Indian para badminton player from Haryana. He competes in the SL4 category. [1] He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, his second Olympics. [2]
Dhillon has been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SL4. [3] He represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo and finished fourth in the SL4 singles category. [4]
He won a gold medal in the men's doubles SL3-SL4 event along with Kumar Nitesh at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. Earlier, he won two more Asian Games medals. He had won a silver medal in 2014 and gold medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games. [5]
Dhillon was born in Hissar, Haryana. When he was 8 years old, he met with an accident while playing football and his right knee was badly injured and two surgeries did not help. He took to badminton and won his first para badminton event at 11. He trains at Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana. [6]
Dhillon received the Arjuna Award in 2022. [5]
Men's singles SL4
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | ![]() | 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | ![]() | 18–21, 21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | ![]() | 18–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | 14–13r | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–7, 14–21, 6–21 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles SL4
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | ![]() | 20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 10–21, 21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–21, 21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Raheja Stadium, Bangalore, India | ![]() |
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [7] [8]
Men's singles SL4
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() | 7–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 21–17, 20–22, 21–18 | ![]() |
2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 21–9, 21–9 | ![]() |
2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 11–21, 21–9, 21–23 | ![]() |
2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 12–21, 21–8, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 7–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() | 9–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | ![]() | 21–13, 16–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2024 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 21–23, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–7 | ![]() |
2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–12, 9–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 24–22, 9–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–8 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–12 | |||||
![]() ![]() | 21–9, 17–21, 21–16 | |||||
![]() ![]() | 11–21, 21–16, 21–16 |
Men's singles SL4
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | ![]() | 13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–12, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–18, 19–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 18–21, 21–23 | ![]() |