Manav Thakkar Age, Family, Biography
Manav Thakkar Age, Family, Biography
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Age: 25 Years
Hometown: Surat
Marital Status: Unmarried
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Manav Vikash Thakkar |
| Other Name | Manav Vikas Thakkar |
| Profession | Table Tennis Player |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Table Tennis | |
| Coach/Mentor | • Anshul Garg • Francisco Santos • Deepak Malik  • Yen Wei • Massimo Constantini • Vahed Malubhaiwala  |
| Grip Type | Shakehand grip |
| Playing Style | Offensive |
| Playing Hand | Right |
| Medals | Gold Medal • 2023: Men's singles at UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh  • 2023: Men's Singles at the UTT National Ranking TT Championship in Hyderabad  • 2023: Men's Team at 84th Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships in Jammu • 2023: Men's mixed double team at 84th Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships in Jammu Silver Medal • 2024: Men's singles in World Table Tennis (WTT) Feeder in Beirut, Lebanon • 2024: Mixed doubles in World Table Tennis (WTT) Feeder in Beirut, Lebanon Bronze Medal • 2023: Men's Team at 84th Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships in Jammu  • 2023: Men's team at Asian Table Tennis Championships in Pyeongchang, South Korea • 2021: Men's team at Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar • 2021: Men's Double team at Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar  • 2018: Men's team at 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia Titles • 2023: Singles Title at the UTT National-ranking Table Tennis Championships • 2024: Men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender in Lagos, Nigeria |
| Records (main ones) | First Indian to be ranked world number one at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) under-21 level |
| Awards | • Khel Pratibha Puraskar (Gujarat State award of sportsmanship to winners of national and international level competitions) in February 2024  • Consistent Performer of the Year Award from the GoSports Foundation in 2017  • National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement in sport from the Honourable President of India in 2015  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 14 April 2000 (Friday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 25 Years |
| Birthplace | Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Surat |
| Educational Qualification | Pursuing B.A. in Psychology and English Literature (as of June 2024) |
| Food Habit | Eggetarian |
| Hobbies | Watching films and web series |
| Social Media | • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Vikas Thakkar (ophthalmologist) Mother- Kalpana Thakkar (ayurveda doctor)  |
| Favourites | |
| Cricketer | MS Dhoni |
| Table Tennis Player | Jan-Ove Waldner |
| Food | Thepla |
| Beverage | Coffee |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Manav Thakkar
Manav Thakkar played various sports, such as skating and gymnastics, in several competitions before he chose table tennis as his professional sport.
His interest in table tennis started at age five after watching his parents play it in their leisure time.
Childhood image of Manav Thakkar playing table tennis
His professional training started under coach Vahed Malubhaiwala at the Sufaiz Academy in Surat.
At 11, he was admitted to PSPB Table Tennis Academy in Ajmer, Rajasthan, where he had a tough time adjusting to staying in a hostel and a different cuisine.
Since 2013, he has been taught in an academy in Saarbrucken, Germany, under the sponsorship of TIBHAR Tibor Harangozo GmbH (a German table tennis equipment manufacturer). He has also been playing for the club, Alliance Nîmes-Montpellier Tennis de Table (ANMTT) in France since the same year.
In 2018, he was ranked the world’s number one at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) under-18 level with 6396 points.
In 2019, he was ranked the world’s number one in the under-21 level with 6780 points at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo North American Open in Markham, Canada.
He is the third Indian after Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran who competed in the German top division Bundesliga league.
Since 2019, he has been part of the franchise U-Mumba TT (owned by Unilazer Ventures Private Limited) in Mumbai for the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) League.
He was part of the franchise Shamal Squad and participated in the Gujarat Super League Table Tennis Season 1 in 2022.
Manav Thakkar on the poster of Shamal Squad in the Gujarat Season League
In May 2024, he was selected as a member of the Indian Table Tennis team for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
He considers veteran table tennis player and Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal in high regard and as his mentor.
Manav Thakkar with Achanta Sharath Kamal
In June 2024, Manav and Harmeet Desai won the men’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender in Lagos, Nigeria.
Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai with the men’s doubles title
In 2024, he played for the franchise Shamal Squad for the Gujarat Super League Table Tennis Season 2.
As of June 2024, he is employed with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) as a grade A1 officer.
Manav Thakkar includes yoga as part of his fitness regime.
Manav Thakkar doing yoga with his family
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