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{{Short description|Indian sailor}}
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'''K.C. Ganapathy''' (born 18 November 1995) is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)| professional sailor]]. He currently represents India internationally in the 49er event.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://starofmysore.com/k-c-ganapathy-is-first-kodava-yachtsman-to-qualify-for-olympics/|title=K.C. Ganapathy Is First Kodava Yachtsman To Qualify For Olympics|work=Star of Mysore| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, The duo KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar first tasted major success when they won bronze in sailing.

==Career==
* K.C. Ganapathy made his international debut in the year of 2010 at the Asian Sailing Championship, where he finished 8th in the Optimist event.

* 2021, K.C. Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar securing the 1st Rank in the 49er Class (event) 2021 Mussanah Open Championship at Millenium Resort, Mussanah in Oman<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.omansail.com/mussanah-open-championship-2021-results|title=Mussanah Open Championship 2021 Results|work=omansail| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> and he also Won Bronze Medal in [[2018 Asian Games]] at Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/meet-the-chennai-boys-who-won-a-bronze-at-the-asian-games/article24934726.ece|title=Winds of victory in their sail: Meet the Chennai boys who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games|work=The Hindu News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/24390910/asian-games-2018-olympic-sailing-champion-jonas-warrer-helping-kc-ganapathy-varun-thakkar-their-quest-gold|title=From rival to coach: Olympic champ Warrer helping Ganapathy and Thakkar's quest for gold|work=ESPN News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2020 Summer Olympics===
K.C. Ganapathy qualified for his debut [[Olympic Games| Olympics Games 2020]] in [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]] after finishing 1st position in the 2021 Mussanah Open (Asia and Africa Olympic Qualifier) Tournament at Mussanah in [[Oman]] and now he will represent [[India at the 2020 Summer Olympics|India Team]] at [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics | the Skiff – 49er Event]] in [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] of the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/india-s-kc-ganapathy-varun-thakkar-qualify-for-olympics-in-sailing-121040801263_1.html|title=India's KC Ganapathy, Varun Thakkar qualify for Olympics in sailing|work=Business Standard News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/indian-sailing-duo-of-varun-thakkar-and-kc-ganapathy-want-to-hire-coach-ian-stuart-warrens-services-for-olympics/articleshow/82407148.cms|title=IIndian sailing duo of Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy want to hire coach Ian Stuart Warren's services for Olympics|work=Times of India News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/sailors-varun-thakkar-kc-ganapathy-banking-on-their-partnership-to-bring-medal-from-tokyo20210505193056/|title=Sailors Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy banking on their partnership to bring medal from Tokyo|work=ANI News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Tournaments record ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
|-
! Year
! Event
! Place
! Position
|-
|2021|| 2021 Mussanah OPEN Championship ||Oman {{flagIOC|OMN|2020 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|2019|| 49ER World Championship 2019 ||Auckland {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}}|| 65
|-
|2019|| 49ER Asian Championship 2019 ||Abu Dhabi {{flagIOC|UAE|2020 Summer}}|| 2
|-
|2018|| 49er European Championship 2018 ||Poland {{flagIOC|POL|2020 Summer}}|| 25
|-
|2018|| [[Asian Games 2018]] ||Jakarta {{flagIOC|INA|2020 Summer}}|| 3
|-
|2017|| 17th Asian Sailing Championship ||Jakarta {{flagIOC|INA|2020 Summer}}|| 1
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in sailing]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]

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Pradip89 at 03:22, 27 July 2021