Vikas Gowda

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{{short description|Indian athletics competitor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Vikas Gowda
| image = Vikas Gowda 2011.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Gowda in 2011
| fullname = Vikas Shive Gowda
| nickname =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|5}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054347/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/vikas-gowda-1.html Vikas Gowda]. sports-reference.com</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 205 cm<ref name=rio>[https://web.ahive.org/web/20160826083620/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/vikas-gowda-shive-gowda Vikas Gowda]. rio2016.com</ref>
| weight = 133 kg (2016)<ref name=rio/>
| country =
| sport = Athletics
| event = [[Discus throw]]
| club = North Carolina Tar Heels<ref name=sr/>
| team = India
| turnedpro =
| retired =
| nationals =
| olympics =
| pb = 66.28 m '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''<br>(April 2012)
| updated = 6 July 2017
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|2013 Pune]]|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|2011 Kobe]]|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|2005 Incheon]]|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017 Bhubaneswar]]|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
}}

'''Vikas Shive Gowda''' (born 5 July 1983) is an [[India]]n [[discus thrower]] and [[shot putter]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=IND/athcode=189859/index.html#Gowda%20Vikas Vikas Gowda]. IAAF</ref> Born in [[Mysore]], he grew up in [[Frederick, Maryland]] in the [[United States]]. His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team. 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.<ref>[http://www.tarheeltimes.com/article9671.aspx Tar Heels' Vikas Gowda wins discus title]. ''Tar Heel Times'' (10 June 2006)</ref>

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 [[London 2012 Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], Vikas qualified for the finals, at the fifth place, with a throw of 65.20 m <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Gowda-makes-the-cut-for-the-discus-throw-final/articleshow/15374793.cms|title= Gowda makes the cut for the discus throw final
|date=6 August 2012| work=The Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-discus-throw/index.html?v=20120806-104604408 | title=London Olympics 2012 Discus Throw Results | access-date=6 August 2012|publisher=london2012.com/}}</ref> and finished eighth in the final.

He won his first gold medal in [[Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]] in 2013 in [[Pune]], with a throw of 64.90 meters.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Vikas-Gowda-wins-first-gold-for-India-at-Asian-Athletics-Championships/articleshow/20916558.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Vikas Gowda wins first gold for India at Asian Athletics Championships |date=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3734178.ece|title= Gowda makes the cut for discus throw final|date=6 August 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|first=Kamesh|last=Srinivasan}}</ref> He won the discus throw event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], which made him the second Indian man to win a Commonwealth gold medal, 56 years after [[Milkha Singh]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Vikas Gowda is first Indian man to clinch athletics gold in 56 years|publisher= India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vikas-gowda-shot-put-is-first-indian-male-to-clinch-athletics-gold-in-56-yrs/1/375051.html |date=2 August 2014| access-date = 2 August 2014 }}</ref>

After the qualification standard was lowered, he qualified for the [[2016 Olympics]] in the discus, making this his fourth Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://do4news.com/sports/gowda-qualifies-for-olympics-after-revision-of-entry-standards/ |title=Gowda qualifies for Olympics after revision of entry standards|date=12 December 2015 |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216095631/http://do4news.com/sports/gowda-qualifies-for-olympics-after-revision-of-entry-standards/ |archive-date=16 February 2016 }}</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=2|[[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
|8th
|Shot put (6 kg)
|[[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|19.30 m]]
|-
|12th
|Discus (1.75 kg)
|[[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|54.46 m]]
|-

|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|15th
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|61.39 m]]
|-

|2005
|[[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Incheon]], South Korea
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|62.84 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2006
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Melbourne]], Australia
| 5th
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|18.46 m]]
|-
| 6th
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|60.08 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|6th
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's discus throw|58.28 m]]
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|22nd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|60.69 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Guangzhou]], China
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's discus throw|63.13 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[New Delhi]], India
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|63.69 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Kobe]], Japan
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|61.58 m]]
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu]], South Korea
|7th
|Discus
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|64.05 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|8th
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|64.79 m]]
|-
|2013
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Pune]], India
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|64.90 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Glasgow]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|63.64 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Incheon]], South Korea
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's discus throw|62.58 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Wuhan, China]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|62.03 m]]
|-
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|9th
|Discus
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|62.24 m]]
|-
|2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|28th (q)
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|58.99 m]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Bhubaneswar, India]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|60.81 m]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Mysore]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland]]
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[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
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[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]]
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[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
[[Category:Athletes from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2010]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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