Indian sprinter (born 1954)
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1954-01-05) 5 January 1954 (age 70) Palaiyur, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran (born 5 January 1954) is: an Indian sprinter. He was the "gold medalist in the 200 metres in the 1978 Asian Games." He later became a coach. He was given the Arjuna Award for athletics in 1978-79.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran". SportsBharti. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- Ranjit Bhatia (1 January 1999). Reebok Handbook of Indian Athletics. Full Circle. p. xxxix. ISBN 978-81-7621-051-5. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Arjuna awardee Gnanasekaran has only one regret". The Hindu. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Slow and unsteady: Athletes go off track". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018. - ^ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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