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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Vikas Gowda is the 8,343rd most popular athlete (down from 7,148th in 2024), the 1,915th most popular biography from India (down from 1,741st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vikas Gowda ranks 8,343 out of 6,025. Before him are Linda Cerruti, Johan Vásquez, Merel Smulders, Mikhail Artamonov, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Seif Eissa. After him are Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Amalia Bereș, Federico Pizarro, Stephan Krüger, Richarno Colin, and Maziah Mahusin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Vikas Gowda ranks 1,784. Before him are Twin Shadow, Robert Tobin, Kubbra Sait, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Mabel Gay, and Abhirami. After him are Tania Gunadi, Kara Tointon, Dale Steyn, Missy Higgins, Bridget Phillipson, and Steve Morison.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vikas Gowda ranks 1,915 out of 1,861. Before him are Nafisa Joseph (1978), Ishant Sharma (1988), Ramya (1982), Reema Kagti (1972), Shruti Seth (1977), and Abhirami (1983). After him are Tulsi Kumar (1986), Manika Batra (1995), Ishita Dutta (1990), Nikita Dutta (1992), Rhea Kapoor (1987), and Siddharth Anand (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Vikas Gowda ranks 45. Before him are Hima Das (2000), Tejaswini Sawant (1980), Lalita Babar (1989), Annu Rani (1992), Devendra Jhajharia (1981), and Rahi Sarnobat (1990). After him are Manpreet Singh (1992), Sandeep Kumar (1986), Shiva Keshavan (1981), Avani Lekhara (2001), Khushbir Kaur (1993), and Ashwini Akkunji (1987).

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