Vikas Gowda
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| Full name | Vikas Shive Gowda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1983 Mysore, Karnataka, India |
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| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st) (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India |
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | outdoor: 66.28 m NR (April 2012) |
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Vikas Gowda (Kannada:ವಿಕಾಸ್ ಗೌಡ) (born 5 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower and Shot putter.[1] Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team.
He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the 2006 US NCAA National Champion in discus.[2]
His personal best throw is 66.28 meters which is also Indian national record in discus throw, achieved in 2012. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 22nd in the qualifiers, with a throw of 60.69 m. In 2012 London Olympics, Vikas qualified for the finals, at the fifth place, with a throw of 65.20 m [3][4] and finished 8th in the finals.
He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune, with a throw of 64.90 meters.[5] He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.[6] In shot put his personal record stands on 19.62 meters.
His best moment came when he clinched the Gold for India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 63.64m, which made him the second Indian man to win athletics gold, 56 years after Milkha Singh, won the men's 440 yards at the Cardiff 1958 Games.[7]
After the qualification standard was lowered, he has qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the discus, making this is 4th Olympic games.[8]
International competitions
See also
References
- Bibliography
- Vikas Gowda profile at IAAF
- Notes
- ↑ IAAF Profile
- ↑ Tar Heels' Vikas Gowda wins discus title http://www.tarheeltimes.com/article9671.aspx
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- ↑ http://do4news.com/sports/gowda-qualifies-for-olympics-after-revision-of-entry-standards/
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Mysore
- Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland
- Sportspeople from Karnataka
- Indian discus throwers
- Male discus throwers
- Indian male athletes
- Olympic athletes of India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for India
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
- Kannada people
