Pramod Bhagat Age, Wiki and Bio

Pramod Bhagat

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Professional Para-badminton Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth04/06/1988
Age36 years
BirthplaceHajipur, Bihar

Bio/Wiki

Famous forWinning gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics in 2020

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolLocal School Noida
College/UniversityIndustrial Training Institute Bhubaneswar
Educational QualificationB.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Personal Life

Zodiac signGemini

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherKailash Bhagat (Farmer)
MotherKusum Devi (Farmer)
Siblings
BrotherShekhar Bhagat
Sisters
  • Chandan Devi
  • Kishuni Devi
SpouseN/A

Career

International DebutPara-Badminton World Championships 2013
TeamIndia
Coach/Mentor(s)
  • Shiba Prasad Das
  • Gaurav Khanna
Events
  • Paralympic Games
  • World Championships
  • Asian Para Games
HandednessLeft
Medals
Gold
  • 2013: World Championships (Men's doubles) held in Germany
  • 2015: World Championships (Men's singles) held in England
  • 2018: Asian Para Games (Men's singles) held in Indonesia
  • 2019: World Championships (Men's singles) held in Switzerland
  • 2019: World Championships (Men's doubles) held in Switzerland
  • 2021: 2020 Paralympic Games (Men's singles) held in Japan
Silver
  • 2015: World Championships (Men's doubles) held in England
Bronze
  • 2014: Asian Para Games (Men's singles) held in South Korea
  • 2017: World Championships (Men's singles) held in South Korea
  • 2018: Asian Para Games (Men's doubles) held in Indonesia
Awards
  • 2019: Arjuna Award
  • 2019: Biju Patnaik Sports Award Odisha
  • 2021: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
  • 2022: Padma Shri (Sports)

Favourites

SportCricket
QuoteIt’s more difficult to stay on top than to get there.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Pramod Bhagat is a para-badminton player from India, holding the top rank in men's singles SL3.
He clinched a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the Men's Singles SL3 event.
Born in Bihar to a family of farmers, Pramod conquered a polio-induced disability at the age of 5.
He started playing badminton using a Rs 10 second-hand racket.
Pramod made his international debut in 2006 at the FESCPIC Games.
In 2013, he secured a gold medal at the World Championships in the Men's doubles category.
For his excellence in Para-Badminton, he was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2019.
Following his victory at the 2020 Paralympics, Pramod dedicated his gold medal to his parents.