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Vikas Gowda

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Vikas Gowda (born 5 July 1983) is a former Indian discus thrower and a four-time Olympian. Born in Mysore and raised in Frederick, he is the son of Shive Gowda, who coached the Indian track team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He was the 2006 US NCAA National Champion in discus throw. Gowda won the discus throw event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the second Indian man to win a Commonwealth gold in athletics—56 years after Milkha Singh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vikas Gowda is the 7,047th most popular athlete (up from 7,113th in 2019), the 1,755th most popular biography from India (down from 1,741st in 2019) and the 38th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vikas Gowda ranks 7,047 out of 6,025. Before him are Michael Piccolruaz, Linda Cerruti, Johan Vásquez, Merel Smulders, Mikhail Artamonov, and Seif Eissa. After him are Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Amalia Bereș, Federico Pizarro, Stephan Krüger, Richarno Colin, and Alexey Rubtsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Vikas Gowda ranks 1,516. Before him are George Bridgewater, Ashleigh McIvor, Nick Symmonds, Priyanka Kothari, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, and Mabel Gay. After him are Tania Gunadi, Kara Tointon, Dale Steyn, Missy Higgins, Steve Morison, and Mike Williamson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vikas Gowda ranks 1,755 out of 1,861. Before him are Meena Kandasamy (1984), Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1983), Sonia Agarwal (1982), Ishant Sharma (1988), Reema Kagti (1972), and Shruti Seth (1977). After him are Tulsi Kumar (1986), Manika Batra (1995), Ishita Dutta (1990), Nikita Dutta (1992), Rhea Kapoor (1987), and Rani Rampal (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Vikas Gowda ranks 38. Before him are Atanu Das (1992), Hima Das (2000), Tejaswini Sawant (1980), Lalita Babar (1989), Annu Rani (1992), and Rahi Sarnobat (1990). After him are Tarundeep Rai (1984), Apurvi Chandela (1993), Heena Sidhu (1989), Chekrovolü Swüro (1982), Joshna Chinappa (1986), and Yashaswini Singh Deswal (1997).

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