Vishnu Saravanan

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia


Vishnu Saravanan
SailCoach Malta IMG 6401.jpg
Training at Malta before Tokyo Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 26)[1]
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser Standard
ClubArmy Yachting Node Mumbai
CoachAlexandr Denisuic
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's dinghy ILCA7

Vishnu Saravanan (born 24 February 1999) is an Indian sailor. He qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[2][3][4]He won the bronze medal at the Men's dinghy ILCA7 event in the 2022 Asian Games.[5]

In Croatia in 2019, Vishnu Saravanan won Bronze medal at the Under-21 World Championships, which was his first notable achievement.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Sailing: SARAVANAN Vishnu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vishnu Saravanan, The Young Army Sailor Who Is Creating Waves". Outlook. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun pair qualify for Olympics; unprecedented 4 Indian sailors to compete in Tokyo". The Times of India. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Financing costly sport, training hassles worth it for Olympic entry: Sailors' parents". NewsMinute. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Desk, India Today Sports (27 September 2023). "Asian Games 2023: Vishnu Saravanan wins bronze in ILCA 7 event in sailing". India Today. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links[edit]


Stub icon

This biographical article related to yacht racing in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vishnu_Saravanan&oldid=433213"