Manjusha Kanwar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1971-03-20) 20 March 1971 (age 52) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Residence	Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
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

Manjusha Kanwar (born 20 March 1971, née Manjusha Pavangadkar) is an Indian former 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.

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 Women's 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