Tarun Dhillon

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Tarun Dhillon
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 28)
Hissar, Haryana, India
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (MS 4 July 2022)
2 (MD with Kumar Nitesh 17 March 2022)
15 (XD with Jyothi Verma 30 May 2022)
Current ranking2 (MS)
3 (MD with Kumar Nitesh)
15 (XD with Jyothi Verma) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Men's para-badminton
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandevile Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's team

Tarun Dhillon (born 18 August 1994) is an Indian para-badminton player in the SL4 category. [1] Dhillon has been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SL4. [2] He has been qualified for 2020 Summer Paralympics. [3]

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Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Cheng-che 21–15, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 18–21, 21–10, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur18–21, 10–21 Med 2.png Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur14–13r Med 2.png Silver

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–7, 14–21, 6–21 Med 2.png Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–14, 15–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan10–21, 21–13, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 5 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. [4] [5]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 7–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 21–17, 20–22, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan 21–9, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 11–21, 21–9, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam12–21, 21–8, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur7–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
Flag of India.svg Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–13, 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
21–13, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam
20–22, 21–12, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International Tournaments (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 13–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 21–12, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur21–18, 19–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–13, 18–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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