Mithun Manjunath is an Indian badminton player. He won the men’s team silver medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. In 2023, he became the Indian national badminton men’s singles champion.
Wiki/Biography
Mithun Manjunath was born on Sunday, June 28, 1998, in Karnataka, India (25 years old; as of 2024). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He studied at the National Open School, Bangalore, Karnataka. He then pursued a psychology course at Karnataka State Open University, Mysore. Mithun is employed by the South Eastern Railway.
Mithun Manjunath’s childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Mithun’s father’s name is S. Manjunath. He works in a pharmaceutical company in Bangalore. His mother S. Veena is a housewife.
Profession
Mithun Manjunath started playing badminton at the age of five after seeing his parents playing it for fun. He then attended a beginner’s camp in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. Mithun comes from a not-so-rich family and trained under coach Shiva Prakash, who did not charge any fees from them. Mithun is trained by coach Sagar Chopda at Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In 2023, Mithun was acquired by Chennai Superstarz for Rs. 1.45 million were sold at the Badminton Grand Prix League (GBPL) player auction. Mithun and his teammates Pranoy HS, Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidabi, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Arjun ·MR, Dhruv Kapila and Rohan Kapoor won silver medals in the men’s team competition at the 19th Asian Games.
Mithun Manjunath (top row, far right) poses with the Indian men’s team with their silver medal from the 19th Asian Games
As of 2023, Mitong has won 1 championship in the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Tour, 1 championship and 2 runner-ups in the BWF International Challenge/Series. He also became the Indian national badminton men’s singles (senior category) champion. As of 2023, he is ranked 64th in the world in the men’s singles category and is also the Indian national badminton champion in the men’s singles category.
medal
gold
- 2020: All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament held in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Mithun Manjunath (right) receives the trophy at the All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament
- 2022: Bangladesh Badminton Federation (BWF) International Challenge men’s singles competition.
- 2023: Men’s singles competition of the 84th Indian National Badminton Championships.
silver
- 2018: All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament.
Mithun Manjunath (second from right) receives the trophy at the All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament
- 2022: BWF World Tour Orleans Masters Men’s Singles.
- 2022: BWF India International Challenge men’s singles match against Meraba Luwan Maisnan.
- 2022: BWF India International Challenge men’s singles match against Surabh Verma.
- 2022: The 36th National Games will be held in Gujarat.
Mithun Manjunath (left) takes a photo with the silver medal of the 36th National Games
bronze
- 2017: BWF Kharkiv International Challenge.
Mithun Manjunath (far right) poses with his bronze medal from the Kharkiv International Challenge
- 2018: BWF Tour Super 100, Russian Open.
Facts/Trivia
- Mithun Manjunath’s favorite Indian badminton player is Kidambi Srikanth.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education