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Bhavina Patel

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Bhavina Patel
Personal information
Full nameBhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel[1]
Born6 November 1986 (1986-11-06) (age 38)[1][2]
Sundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTable Tennis
Rank3 (September 2023)[3]
EventPara Table Tennis C4
Coached byLalan Doshi[4]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Singles C4
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles C3–5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C4

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d "Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PATEL". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 22 September 2024. Date of Birth: November 6, 1986 / Height (cm): 176
  3. ^ "PATEL Bhavinaben". stats.ipttc.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ Imtiyaz, Mohammad (27 August 2021). "Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics — Coach Lalan Doshi". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games". News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar The Tines of India. Retrieved 29 August 2021
  8. ^ Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ PTI. "Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics". Business Line. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ^ Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback". The Quint. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  15. ^ "CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles". News18 India. 7 August 2022.
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