Manjusha Kanwar

Manjusha Kanwar (born March 20, 1971, née Manjusha Pavangadkar) is a female badminton player. She was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Presently works as Deputy General Manager in Sports Department Indian Oil Corporation,[1] New Delhi. She was part of Indian Badminton League in 2018–20 as a Coach of Delhi Team. She was honored with the FICCI Life Time Achievement Award[2] in 2020 for her achievements both as a player and her work for the promotion of sports.

Manjusha Kanwar
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1971-03-20) 20 March 1971
Pune, Maharashtra, India
ResidenceNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's badminton
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
South Asian Games
2004 Islamabad Women's team
2004 Islamabad Women's doubles
2004 Islamabad Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Manjusha Kanwar won the National Championships in India for the first time in 1991. Nine more titles followed until 2002. Bronze Medalist in Commonwealth Games in 1998 (Teams)[3] wherein she played both singles and doubles. Gold Medalist in South Asian Games 2004 in teams and Silver Medalist in Womens Doubles and Mixed Doubles . She represented India for 12 years.

Achievements

South Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan Fathima Nazneen Shruti Kurien
Jwala Gutta		 6–15, 3–15 Silver
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan Marcos Bristow Jaseel P. Ismail
Jwala Gutta		 6–15, 3–15 Silver

IBF International
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Wellington International Rhona Robertson 3–11, 3–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 India International Archana Deodhar Madhumita Bisht
P. V. V. Lakshmi		 15–6, 13–15, 9–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 India Satellite Jaseel P. Ismail Marcos Bristow
B. R. Meenakshi		 11–5, 11–3 Winner

References
  1. "Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. : IndianOil - The Energy of India". IndianOil. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  2. "FICCI presents India Sports Awards 2020,The Pioneer,Dec 10, 2020". ficci.in. Retrieved 2021-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Manjusha Kanwar | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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