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{{Infobox athlete<br />
| name = Gayathry Govindharaj<br />
| image = Gayathri Govindaraj (2016).jpg <br />
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| caption = Gayathry with her Gold Medal, at the 12th South Asian Games in 2016<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[100 metres hurdles]]<br>[[Triple jump]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|04|27}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
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| country = India<br />
| pb = '''100&nbsp;m hurdles''': 13.59 s<br> '''Triple jump''': 13.58 m<br />
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Youth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|2008 Pune]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|100 m hurdles]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|2008 Pune|[[Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|Triple jump]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|2008 Pune|[[Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|4×100 m relay]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[South Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|100m hurdles]]}}<br />
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'''Gayathry Govindharaj''' (born 27 April 1991) is an Indian [[Track and field|athlete]] who competes in the [[100 metres hurdles]] and [[Triple jump]] events. She is supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a not-for-profit foundation that identifies and supports Indian athletes.<ref>{{cite news |title= Saina's Hong Kong trip funded by Olympic Gold Quest |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-15/badminton/28253836_1_olympic-gold-quest-asian-games-gold-medals |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130717083604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-15/badminton/28253836_1_olympic-gold-quest-asian-games-gold-medals |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 July 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |date= 15 December 2010 |accessdate= 16 July 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Gayathri comes from a small village near [[Tiruchirappalli|Tiruchi]] called [[Ariyalur]]. She comes from a humble background and before she gained fame, her family found it difficult to make ends meet. Due to her economic background her parents could not afford to provide her a formal training and she says in an interview with [[The Indian Express]], "''My parents recollect that I used to run around a lot during my childhood. In school, I used to participate in every athletic event in every tournament''."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/06/no-hurdle-is-too-high-for-gayathri-46847.html|title=No hurdle is too high for Gayathri|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><br />
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After securing 91 per cent in her twelfth standard, she came to [[Chennai]] to study [[Computer engineering|computer-engineering]] from [[St. Joseph's College of Engineering|St Joseph’s College of Engineering]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career and achievements ==<br />
After participating in various inter college sports events, she gained fame through the 18th Zone Junior inter-State athletic Championship (2006) in [[Raichur]]. She won gold in U-16 100M hurdles in this. She also broke Poonam Belliappa's 11 year old record of 14.40 seconds in the under-18 category in the year 2016. This was followed by her another 14.04 seconds in 2008 and in [[Mysore]] she beat her own record by 0.02 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/06/no-hurdle-is-too-high-for-gayathri-46847.html|title=No hurdle is too high for Gayathri|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><br />
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Her left knee was injured during the triple jump event of the [[Commonwealth Games]] 2010 that happened in [[New Delhi]]. After being operated on her left leg, it is been said by her in an interview with [[The Hindu]] that she has been practicing hard to be a part of sports once again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/gayathri-on-a-comeback-trail/article3936077.ece|title=Gayathri on a comeback trail|last=Keerthivasan|first=K.|date=2012-09-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{iaaf name|id=239616|name=Gayathry Govindharaj}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110305180731/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes/gayathry.htm Gayathry Govindharaj] at [[Olympic Gold Quest]]<br />
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[[Category:1991 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female sprinters]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female triple jumpers]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female hurdlers]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]</div>>Scorpions13256