![]() The
President of India,
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the
Dhyan Chand Award 2014 to Khatau P. Thakkar for Swimming, in a glittering ceremony, at
Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | खटाऊ ठक्कर | ||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Khatau Thakkar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Died | October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Khatau Thakkar, popularly known as K. P. Thakkar and KP, was an Indian athlete, swimmer and diving champion, who a gold medals in 1951 Asian Games in men's 3m springboard and 10m platform. Thakkar won a bronze medal in High Board Diving at the 1954 Asian Games, which was held in Manila. He was a National Diving Champion for several years. He was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014 by the Government of India. [1] He had won three Asian Games medals. [2]
He died in October 2016 at the age of 84. [3] [4]
K. P. Thakkar Khatau P. Thakkar belonged to an affluent family , but he stayed unspoiled , humble and modest despite gaining many milestones in diving in Mumbai in 1948 , 1949 and 1950 . Thakkar was a grand all - round diver .