Raj Manchanda

Raj Manchanda was an Indian squash player. He won six straight Squash Rackets [Federation of India|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.