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Indian squash player (1945–2024)
Raj Manchanda
Personal information
Nickname(s)Old Fox
The Major
NationalityIndian
Born(1945-08-05)5 August 1945
Abohar, Punjab Province, British India
Died1 December 2024(2024-12-01) (aged 79)
New Delhi, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportSquash
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing India
Asian Team Squash Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Karachi Men's championship
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Amman Men's championship

Raj Manchanda (5 August 1945 – 1 December 2024) was an Indian squash player. He won six straight National Squash Championships from 1977 to 1982. Also a member of the Arjuna Award, he received the Arjuna Award in 1980. In 1981, he received the Best Services Sportsman Award.

Biography

Born in Abohar on 5 August 1945, Manchanda held six national championship titles and won every single one of his regional championships. During the 1980s, he faced Jahangir Khan, a future World Open champion, in the Asian Individual Squash Championships. At the Asian Team Squash Championships, he won a silver medal in 1981 and a bronze medal in 1984.

Manchanda died in New Delhi on 1 December 2024, at the age of 79.

References

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