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Indian athletics competitor

Vikas Shive Gowda (born 5 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter.^[3] Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive Gowda, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team.

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Vikas Gowda is a Padma Shri awardee in 2017.

He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the 2006 US NCAA National Champion in discus.^[4]

His personal best throw is 66.28 meters which is also Indian national record in discus throw, achieved in 2012. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 22nd in the qualifiers, with a throw of 60.69 m.

In 2012 London Olympics, Vikas qualified for the finals, at the fifth place, with a throw of 65.20 m ^[5][6] and finished eighth in the final.

He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune, with a throw of 64.90 meters.^{[7][8] Vikas Gowda - Profile, Biography and Life History | Veethi BORE}