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{{short description|Indian Paralympic athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image= File:Girish Nagaraje Gowda.jpg
| image_size= 250px
| caption= Girisha Nagarajegowda
| fullname = Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|01|26}}
| height=
| weight=
| country= {{Ind}}
| sport = Athletics
| event= High Jump - F42
|paralympics = '''[[2012 Summer Paralympics]]''': High Jump (F42) – Silver
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump|High Jump (F42)]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Ireland|High jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|Open Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Kuwait|High jump}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Malaysia|High jump}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Dubai IWAS|High jump}}
}}

'''Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda''' (born 26 January 1988), also known as '''Girish N. Gowda''' is [[Paralympic Games|paralympic]] [[High Jump|high jumper]] from [[India]]. He was born with a disability in the left leg. He represented India in the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Summer Paralympic games]] held in [[London]] in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump|men's high jump F-42 category]] and won the silver medal in the finals with a jump of 1.74 meters using scissors technique.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/athletics/item/196056-girisha-hosanagara-nagarajegowda-bags-first-paralympic-medal-for-india# |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907012056/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/athletics/item/196056-girisha-hosanagara-nagarajegowda-bags-first-paralympic-medal-for-india# |archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He became the first Indian to win a medal at that event.[[Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda|[1]]] and the 8th Indian to win a medal at the Paralympics.[[Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda|[2]]]

Nagarajegowda is supported by [[Sports Academy of India For Differently abled]], a [[Bangalore]] He is also supported by "Karnataka Sports Association for Physically Handicapped" in [[Bangalore]]. He had taken part in the three-week training camp at Basildon Sporting Village sponsored by the Government of India before the games.[[Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda|[2]]]

==Early success==
Girisha's first taste of success was when he won a prize at the State-level sports meet in [[Dharwad]] when he competed with normal sportsmen. He then won a bronze medal at the [[Mysore University]] sports meet. He then won the gold medal at the national high jump championship. His first achievement at the international level came when he won a bronze at the Junior World Championships for the disabled in Ireland in 2006. This was followed by Gold medals in athletic meets in Kuwait and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/276476/girisha-turns-parents-regret-pride.html | title=Girisha turns parent's regret into pride | date=4 September 2012 | newspaper=Deccan Herald | access-date=5 July 2018 }}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
He was made the brand ambassador of nutrition company [[Herbalife International]].

He was made the brand ambassador of election commission of karnataka.2017 and 2019

==Awards==
* 2012 "Rajyotsava Award" by the Government of Karnataka
* 2013 [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.<ref name=pib4>{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2013|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* 2014 Arjuna Award by President of India<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2013"Ekalavya" Award by government of Karnataka in 2013
* 2012"Best sports man State Award" by Disabled welfare department Govt of Karnataka

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120905100734/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/hosanagara-nagarajegowda-girisha-5504590/ Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda] profile page at london2012.com

{{Paralympic medalists for India}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
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[[Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)]]

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