Personal information | |
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Full name | Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel[1] |
Born | 6 November 1986[1][2] Sundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India | (age 38)
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Table Tennis |
Rank | 3 (September 2023)[3] |
Event | Para Table Tennis C4 |
Coached by | Lalan Doshi[4] |
Medal record |
Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel[2] (born 6 November 1986),[1][2] also known as Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel,[1] is an Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana, Gujarat.[5] She won a silver medal in Class 4 Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[6][7]
Career
Patel has won a number of medals in national and international competitions.[8] She reached the World Number 2 ranking by winning the silver medal for India in the individual category at the 2011 PTT Thailand Open.[9] In October 2013, Patel won the silver medal in the women's singles Class 4 at the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing.[10] In 2017, Patel won the bronze medal in Bhavina won the bronze medal in the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships held in Beijing, China.[11]
In the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, she reached the semi-finals after defeating Borislava Rankovic and won the silver medal after being defeated by Zhou Ying.[12] She is coached by Lalan Doshi and is guided by team official, Tejalben Lakhia.[13] Patel also works with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Ahmedabad, India.[14]
In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3–5.[15]
Awards
- Arjuna Award (2021)
References
- ^ a b c d "PATEL Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1986
- ^ a b c d "Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PATEL". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
Date of Birth: November 6, 1986 / Height (cm): 176
- ^ "PATEL Bhavinaben". stats.ipttc.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Imtiyaz, Mohammad (27 August 2021). "Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics — Coach Lalan Doshi". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games". News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar The Tines of India. Retrieved 29 August 2021
- ^ Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PTI. "Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics". Business Line. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback". The Quint. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles". News18 India. 7 August 2022.
External links
- Living people
- Indian female table tennis players
- Gujarati sportspeople
- 1986 births
- Sportswomen from Gujarat
- Racket sportspeople from Gujarat
- People from Mehsana district
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic silver medalists for India
- Paralympic table tennis players for India
- Table tennis players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in table tennis
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games