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{{Short description|Indian sailor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox sailor
| name = K.C. Ganapathy
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| full_name = Kelapanda Chengappa Ganapathy
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| nationality = {{Flagcountry|India}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|18|df=yes}}
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| classes = [[49er (dinghy)|49er]], [[29er (dinghy)|29er]]
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{{MedalGold|Mussanah Open Championship (2021)|49er}}{{MedalSilver|49er Asian Championship (2019)|49er}}{{MedalBronze|[[Asian Games 2018]]|49er}}
{{MedalGold|Asian Sailing Championship (2017)|49er}}
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'''Kelapanda Chengappa Ganapathy'''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/asian-games-boys-who-quit-school-to-pursue-sailing-win-asiad-bronze/articleshow/65629108.cms |title=Asian Games: Boys who quit school to pursue sailing, win Asiad bronze |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> (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=}}</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=}}</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 2010 at the Asian Sailing Championship, where he finished 8th in the Optimist event. In 2021, K.C. Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar secured 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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</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=Indian 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=}}</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=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1301688-kelapanda-ganapathy.htm |title=Sailing: KELAPANDA Ganapathy |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006095920/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1301688-kelapanda-ganapathy.htm |archive-date=2021-10-06}}</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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Sailing|id=INDGK1|www=ganapathy-kelapanda|name=Ganapathy Kelapanda}}
* {{Olympics.com|ganapathy-kelapanda|Ganapathy Kelapanda}}
* {{Olympedia|143781|Ganapathy Kelapanda}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganapathy, K.C.}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in sailing]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Olympic sailors for India]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:49er class Olympic sailors]]
[[Category:49er class sailors]]
[[Category:Olympic sailors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

K. C. Ganapathy - Revision history

JestineLegg9 at 12:11, 24 April 2026