Grant Manzoney (born 16 December 1969) is an Australian para badminton player. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where badminton made its Paralympics debut.
Personal Manzoney was born on 16 December 1969 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. 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.
He participated at the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in 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.
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics,he competed in the men's singles WH2. His first opponent in the Group Stage was Kim Kjung-hoon from Korea. He lost 2–0. He then competed against Kim Jung-Jun also from Korea. Here he also lost 2–0. Manzoney therefore did not make the quarterfinals.
His coach in Perth is Mark Cunningham.
Achievements Oceania Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia Douglas Youlten21–3, 21–8 Gold Benjamin Hasselman21–5, 21–10 Richard Joseph Engles21–11, 21–11 Michael Colin McDonald21–0, 21–5 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Qambar Ali Akhteyari21–10, 21–7 Gold 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Douglas Youlten21–4, 21–3 Gold Eamon Wood21–4, 21–1 Qambar Ali Akhteyari21–10, 21–9
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Leisuretime Sports Precinct,Geelong, Australia Richard John Davis Duke Trench-Thiedeman Douglas Youlten21–7, 21–6 Gold Michael Colin McDonald Daniel O'Neil21–8, 21–4 Richard Joseph Engles Pradeep Hewavitharana21–13, 21–14 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,Melbourne, Australia Lochan Cowper Qambar Ali Akhteyari Richard John Davis 21–11, 21–9 Gold
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,Melbourne, Australia Bree Mellberg Richard John Davis Mischa Ginns 18–21, 17–21 Silver 2023 Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre,Perth, Australia Marinda Jones Lochan Cowper Mischa Ginns 11–21, 7–21 Bronze Nguyen Nan Vang Janine Watson 14–21, 11–21 Martyn Ford Macka Mackenzie 21–12, 19–21, 21–17 Qambar Ali Akhteyari Catherine Gallagher 21–13, 21–7
Notes
References
External links