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{{Short description|Indian track and field athlete}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anandan Gunasekaran
| image =
| birth_name = Anandan Gunasekaran
| fullname =
| nickname =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kumbakonam]], [[Tamil Nadu]] India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 177 cm
| weight = 69 kg
| website =
| country = [[India]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[100m]], [[200m]], [[400m]]
| club =
| team =
| turnedpro = 2014
| coach =
| retired =
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| worlds =
| regionals =
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[track and field]]}}
{{MedalCountry | [[India]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Military World Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Military World Games|2019 Wuhan]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Military World Games|100m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Military World Games|2019 Wuhan]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Military World Games|200m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Military World Games|2019 Wuhan]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Military World Games|400m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|National Para Athletics Championships 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympicindia.org.in/athletics/category/results/3|title=Results - Paralympic Committee of India|last=Codingest|website=paralympicindia.org.in}}</ref>
{{MedalGold|[[Panchkula]]|[[200m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Panchkula]]|[[400m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Para Grand Prix 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/armys-anandan-gunasekaran-wins-400m-world-para-gp-silver/articleshow/57780355.cms|title=Army's Anandan Gunasekaran Wins 400m World Para GP Silver|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
{{MedalSilver|[[Dubai]]|[[400m]]}}
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'''Anandan Gunasekaran''' (born 18 March 1987)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/lance-naik-anandan-returns-with-rich-haul/article7751527.ece|title=Lance Naik Anandan returns with rich haul|first=Mohit M.|last=Rao|date=12 October 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151121/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/paramount-blade-runner|title=A paramount blade runner|date=22 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/local/gunasekaran-karan-scorch-tracks-on-wet-cold-day|title=Gunasekaran, Karan scorch tracks on wet, cold day|first=Moni|last=Mathews|website=khaleejtimes.com}}</ref> is a [[track and field]] [[para-athletics]] runner who represents India in the Men's [[100m]], [[200m]] and [[400m]] events. He won the gold medal in the men's [[200m]] event at the National Para Athletics Championships 2018 in Panchkula. He is supported by the [[GoSports Foundation]] through the Para Champions Programme.

In October 2019, he won three gold medals in the 7th Military World Games held in Wuhan, China in 100m, 200m, and 400m racing events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/after-losing-leg-at-loc-blade-runner-toasts-second-life-with-triple-gold-6093543/|title=After losing leg at LoC, blade runner toasts second life – with triple gold|date=2019-10-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>

== Career ==
Gunasekaran represented India at the 2017 IPC World Para Athletics Championships in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indusind.com/content/forsports/programmes/para-champions/anandan-gunasekaran.html|title=Ankur Dhama|website=indusind.com}}</ref> He also represented [[India at the 2019 Military World Games]] and claimed three gold medals in athletics events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.wuhan2019mwg.cn/index.htm#/participant/athlete/msg?athletecode=ATHMS3214687|title=Anandan Gunasekaran - Profile 2019 Military World Games|website=wuhan2019|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028234735/https://results.wuhan2019mwg.cn/index.htm#/participant/athlete/msg?athletecode=ATHMS3214687|archive-date=28 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
''National Para Athletics Championships''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Result
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Panchkula]]
| align="left" | [[200m]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Gold'''
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Panchkula]]
| align="left" | [[400m]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Silver'''
|}
''9th Fazza International IPC Athletics Grand Prix''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/indias-para-athletes-win-eight-medals-including-three-gold-in-ipc-athletics-grand-prix-3347808.html|title=India's para athletes win eight medals, including three gold in IPC Athletics Grand Prix - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Event
! Result
|-
|-style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Dubai]]
| align="left" | [[400m]]
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | '''Silver'''
|}
''7th Military World Games''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Venue
!Event
!Result
|-
|2019
|Wuhan
|100m
|Gold
|-
|2019
|Wuhan
|200m
|Gold
|-
|2019
|Wuhan
|400m
|Gold
|}
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.sportstarlive.com/athletics/heros-welcome-for-paraathlete-anandan/article8352856.ece Article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180810011931/https://www.myindiandream.in/dev_mid/India%27s+Pride/Anandan-Gunasekaran-wins-silver-at-World-Para-GP AG wins silver]

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