| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | outdoor: 64.96 m (May 2007, Indian record) |
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| Updated on 20 September 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||
Vikas Gowda (Kannada: ವಿಕಾಸ್ ಗೌಡ) (born 5 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower. Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States.
His personal best throw is 64.96 meters, achieved in May 2007 in Salinas. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 11th in the qualifiers, with a throw of 60.69 m. He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 12th | |
| 8th | Shot put | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 14th | 61.39 m |
| 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | |
| 5th | Shot put | |||
| Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 22nd | 60.69 m |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 63.13 m | |
| Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 63.69 m | ||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 61.58 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 64.05 m |