Vikas gowda biography of william hill

          Personal: Majoring in math • Father coached the Indian Olympic Track and Field Team • Vikas Gowda is the son of Shive and Vijaya Gowda • Born July 5,!

          The son of former Indian national coach Shive Gowda, he had immigrated to the USA as a six-year-old and had an exceptional collegiate career.

        1. He holds the Indian national record in discus throw with a personal best of m.
        2. Personal: Majoring in math • Father coached the Indian Olympic Track and Field Team • Vikas Gowda is the son of Shive and Vijaya Gowda • Born July 5,
        3. Gowda, who holds the national record of m (achieved in ), is one of the most decorated Indian athletes, having won a gold in the
        4. Vikas Gowda finished eighth in the London Diamond League athletics meet on Saturday.

          5. Vikas Gowda

          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. 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.

          Newly-crowned Asian champion Vikas Gowda finished a creditable fourth in the ninth leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League athletics series.

          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]