Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran

{{short description|Indian sprinter (born 1954)}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1978 Bangkok|200 metres}}

{{MedalSilver|1978 Bangkok|100 metres}}

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{{MedalBronze|1975 Seoul|100 metres}}

{{MedalBronze|1975 Seoul|4×100 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1979 Tokyo|4×100 m}}

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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsbharti.com/athletics/ramaswamy-gnanasekaran/ | title=Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran | publisher=|website=SportsBharti | accessdate=16 April 2018}}
- {{cite book|author=Ranjit Bhatia|title=Reebok Handbook of Indian Athletics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AP6BAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=16 April 2018|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Full Circle|isbn=978-81-7621-051-5|page=xxxix}}
- {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Arjuna-awardee-Gnanasekaran-has-only-one-regret/article16612814.ece | title=Arjuna awardee Gnanasekaran has only one regret | publisher=|work=The Hindu | date=10 April 2009 | accessdate=16 April 2018}}
- {{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/slow-and-unsteady-athletes-go-off-track/story-eEWR4xF7ARXPGzX22OrYiM.html | title=Slow and unsteady: Athletes go off track | publisher= |work=Hindustan Times | date=21 July 2013 | accessdate=16 April 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://indianathletics.in/medal-winners-of-asian-games/ | title=MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES | publisher=Athletics Federation of India | accessdate=18 July 2021}}{{cite web | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm | title=Asian Championships | publisher=GBR Athletics | accessdate=19 July 2021}}