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{{short description|Indian para-badminton player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Manoj Sarkar
| image = 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.JPG
| caption = Sarkar in 2018
| birth_name = Manoj Sarkar <ref name="tournamentsoftware1">{{cite web|url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/2fa10d67-7dd2-48e4-a099-8be02fd5503c/biography |title=BWF Para-Badminton |publisher=Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com |date= |accessdate=2020-04-04}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand]], India
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| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Badminton]]
| event = Singles
| disability = PPRP Lower Limb condition
| disability_class = SL-3
| club = [[Para-badminton]]
| team = India
| coach = [[Gaurav Khanna (badminton)]]
| highestranking = Men's Singles SL3 - 1 Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 - 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Para-badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2013 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2013 Dortmund]] | Men's Double's SL3}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2015 Stoke Mandeville]] |Men's Doubles SL3-SL4}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019 Basel]] | Men's Doubles SL3-SL4}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2017 Ulsan]] | Men's Singles SL3}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2013 Dortmund | Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2015 Stoke Mandeville | Men's Singles SL3}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2019 Basel | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's singles SL3|Men's Singles SL3]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Para Games|Men's Singles SL3]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|Men's Singles SL3]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2018 Jakarta | Men's Doubles SL3-SL4}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para-Badminton Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2016 Beijing |Men's Singles SL3}}
{{MedalBronze| 2016 Beijing |Men's Doubles SL3-SL4}}| show-medals = yes
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'''Manoj Sarkar''' is the current World no.1 [[Para-badminton]] player in the SL-3 Classification.<ref name="tournamentsoftware1"/> He has won a silver medal in the BWF Para-Badminton World championships, 2017 in the singles event. He is supported by the [[GoSports Foundation]] through the Para Champions Programme.

== 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=58EB12CC-845E-40B5-85AD-AD5C6F2E2295|title=BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners|website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=2A04AE2A-1B9D-4BC6-8932-605F7B860186|title=BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners|website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=373F4ADE-ED29-4899-8266-474278A4F9C3|title=BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners|website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/878890/world-no-1-manoj-sarkar-wins-gold-at-turkish-para-badminton-international-championship|title=World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
=== World Championships ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2015]]
| align="left" | [[Stoke Mandeville Stadium]], [[Stoke Mandeville]], [[England]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Pham Duc Trung]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2017]]
| align="left" | [[Dongchun Gymnasium]], [[Ulsan]], [[South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ukun Rukaendi]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 19–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's singles SL3|2019]]
| align="left" | [[St. Jakobshalle]], [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|-
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2013 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2013]]
| align="left" | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, [[Dortmund]], [[Germany]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taku Hiroi {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga
| align="left" | 21–15, 10–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2015]]
| align="left" | [[Stoke Mandeville Stadium]], [[Stoke Mandeville]], [[England]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Kumar Boregowda
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]] {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | 7–21, 21–14, 21–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019]]
| align="left" | [[St. Jakobshalle]], [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Kumar Nitesh {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–15, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2013 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2013]]
| align="left" | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, [[Dortmund]], [[Germany]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Schnitzler {{flagicon|GER}} [[Katrin Seibert]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 21–19, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Para Games ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Para Games|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Gyeyang Gymnasium]], [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ukun Rukaendi]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ukun Rukaendi]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Dwiyoko {{flagicon|INA}} Fredy Setiawan
| align="left" | 13–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Para-Badminton Championships ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:moccasin;"
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Beijing]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's Singles SL3
| style="text-align:left;"| 21-17 21-14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:moccasin;"
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016
| style="text-align:left;"| Beijing
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's Doubles SL3-SL4
| style="text-align:left;"| 19-21 21-16 21-8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

== Awards ==
* [[Arjuna Award]] 25 September 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/national-sports-awards-2018-full-list-of-winners-of-khel-ratna-arjuna-awards-dronacharya-awards/article25038907.ece |title=National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards |publisher=The Hindu |date=2018-09-25 |accessdate=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Team Sportstar |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/national-sports-awards-2018-full-list-of-winners-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-arjuna-dronacharya-dhyan-chand-awards/article25037584.ece |title=National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar |publisher=Sportstar.thehindu.com |date=2018-09-25 |accessdate=2020-04-04}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.indusind.com/content/forsports/programmes/para-champions/manoj-sarkar.html indusind.com]

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[[Category:Indian male badminton players]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Paralympic badminton players of India]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]

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