Grant Manzoney

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

Grant Manzoney
Grant Manzoney in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1969-12-16) 16 December 1969
Sport
SportBadminton
Disability classWH2

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, 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 lost both matches in the Men's singles WH2.

His coach in Perth is Mark Cunningham.

References
  1. "Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost". Paralympics Australia. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Grant Mazoney". BWF. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Grant Manzoney". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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