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Mahesh Mangaonkar Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Wife: Maarit
Age: 29 Years
Hometown: Helsinki

Mahesh Mangaonkar

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionSquash Player
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 75 kg
in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)- Chest: 42 Inches
- Waist: 34 Inches
- Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Squash
International Debut2009 - British Junior Open squash championship
Coach/MentorSquash - Sebastian Weenik
Fitness - Pierre Macon
AwardFebruary 2019 - Shiv Chhatrapati Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth23 March 1994 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023) 29 Years
BirthplaceMumbai
Zodiac signAries
NationalityIndian
HometownHelsinki, Finland
College/University• Häme University of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Southern Finland (2021)
Educational QualificationBachelor of Business Administration
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsMaarit (2017-2023)
Marriage DateFebruary 2023
Family
Wife/SpouseMaarit (social worker)
Mahesh Mangaonkar with Maarit
ParentsFather- Dayanand
Mahesh Mangaonkar's father
Mother- Anjali
Mahesh Mangaonkar with his mother
Favourites
FoodPrawn curry and grilled chicken

Mahesh Mangaonkar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahesh Mangaonkar

  • He won the British Junior Open squash championship in the Under-15 category in 2009.
  • He was admitted as a professional athlete into the Professional Squash Association (PSA) in January 2012.
  • He made his PSA World Tour debut at the age of eighteen. He won his first PSA World Tour title at the Prague Open in the Czech Republic.

    Mahesh Mangaonkar after winning the Prague Open in Czech Republic

    Mahesh Mangaonkar after winning the Prague Open in the Czech Republic

  • He competed in the 2013 PSA World Tour Challenger 5 tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia, and won the semi-final match against Czech Republic’s Jan Koukal, the two-time champion of the PSA World Tour.
  • In the final match, he defeated Scotland’s Greg Lobban and became the first Indian to win the IMET Open.
  • At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the Indian team defeated Malaysia in the finals and won the gold medal.

    Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, and Kush Kumar at the 2014 Asian Games

    Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, and Kush Kumar at the 2014 Asian Games

  • In 2016, he won the Sekisui Open held in Kriens, Switzerland.

    Mahesh Mangaonkar at the 2016 Sekisui Open

    Mahesh Mangaonkar at the 2016 Sekisui Open

  • He defeated Abhishek Pradhan in the 76th Senior National Squash Championship held in Pune in June 2019.
  • He started working as a Level 1 trainer at Crossfit, Finland in September 2020.
  • He began working as a part-time coach for the men’s national team at the Finnish Squash Association in June 2022.
  • He is a professional sparring player associated with many European national federations.
  • After residing in Finland for more than three years, he qualified to compete in the Finnish National Championship in 2022, where he won the title.
  • During the 2022 PSA World Tour, he made it to the top 16 of a platinum event by giving one of his career’s best performances in the first match of the World Tour.
  • In the 2022 Asian Games final, which took place in Hangzhou, China, the Indian team defeated Pakistan to win the gold medal.

    Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Mahesh Mangonkar, and Harinder Pal Sandhu at the 2022 Asian Games

    Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Mahesh Mangonkar, and Harinder Pal Sandhu at the 2022 Asian Games

  • He has played for various clubs including the Dutch League, English League, Czech League, Swedish League, Finnish League, Italian League, German League, and French League.
  • He is the Norges Squashforbund’s Head of Sports in Oslo, Norway.
  • According to him, one of his biggest supporters has been his mother.
  • At the age of 19, he relocated to Europe from Mumbai.
  • The main goal of Mahesh Mangaonkar is to compete in the Olympics and win a medal. The International Olympic Committee formally recommended squash’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in October 2023.
  • In 2018, he got injured, and the pain worsened after the 2019 Tournament of Champions in New York following which he went for treatment in February 2020.
  • He mainly uses racquets from Prince Sports.
  • According to him, one of the most dangerous things he has ever done is climb a 6150 m high peak in Leh.

    Mahesh Mangaonkar at 6150 m high peak in Leh

    Mahesh Mangaonkar at 6150 m high peak in Leh

  • In May 2023, he joined CalevaLAB as a thesis student.