Varun Thakkar (born 10 February 1995 in Tamil Nadu) is an Indian professional sailor. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.[1]
In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort, Oman.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games which were held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3] [4]
In 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, The duo KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar first tasted major success when they won bronze in sailing.
Varun qualified for his debut Olympic Games 2020 in sailing after achieving first place in the 2021 Mussanah Open (Asia and Africa Olympic Qualifier) Tournament in Mussanah, Oman and he will now be representing Team India at the Skiff – 49er Event in Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
| Year | Event | Place | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 MUSSANAH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP | Oman | 1 | |
| 2019 | 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 | Auckland | 65 | |
| 2019 | 2019 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP | Auckland | 39 | |
| 2019 | 49ER ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 | Abu Dhabi | 2 | |
| 2018 | Jakarta | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 17th Asian Sailing Championship | Jakarta | 1 |