Govindan Lakshmanan

Govindan Lakshmanan
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990
Sport
Country India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 metres
10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 13:35.69 (London 2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar 10,000 m
2017 Bhubaneswar 5000 m
2015 Wuhan 10,000 m
2015 Wuhan 5000 m
Updated on 7 July 2017.

Govindan Lakshmanan (born 5 June 1990) is an Indian distance runner. On the track, he mostly competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres,[1] but has also run the half marathon competitively.[2][3]

Early life

Lakshmanan lost his father to a car accident when he was six, and was adopted by his neighbour S. Loganathan. His mother Jayalakshmi is a daily wage labourer. Under Loganathan's tutelage, Lakshmanan began training in long-distance running when he was 16,[1] along with the former's daughter Suriya, in Youth Sports Club in the village of Kavinadu near the town of Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu.[4]

Career

Competing over 5000 metres at the 2015 Wuhan Asian Championships, Lakshmanan won the bronze medal with a time of 13:36.62.[5] He won the 10,000 metres silver medal with a time of 29:42.81.[6] At the next Championships, he won the 5000 metres gold medal with a time of 14:54.48, becoming only the third Indian to win gold in the event at the Championships, and the first since 1993. The time was however the slowest in the Championships' history for a winner. The victory earned him a qualification for the London World Championships that year.[7] In London, he ran his personal best of 13:35.69.

References

  1. 1 2 "Asian Athletic Championships: 5,000 m gold medallist G Lakshmanan once practised barefoot". The Times of India. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "G Lakshmanan, Monika Athare Best Indians At Delhi Half Marathon". NDTV. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Army runners Neeraj Pal, G Lakshmanan, Kavita Raut of ONGC set new marathon course marks". Daily News and Analysis. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (2 June 2017). "Siblings Lakshmanan and Suriya united by love for running". ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Poovamma, Joseph win silver medals in Asian Athletics Championships". The Hindu. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vikas Gowda, Lalita Babbar win gold at Asian Athletics Championships in China". Daily News and Analysis. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hadadi wins fifth Asian discus title in Bhubaneswar". International Association of Athletics Federations. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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