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Vikas Gowda

1983 - Today

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Vikas Shive Gowda (born 5 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter. Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive Gowda, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team. Vikas Gowda is a Padma Shri awardee in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vikas Gowda is the 7,086th most popular athlete (up from 7,166th in 2019), the 1,754th 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 7,086 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 1,754 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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