Govindasamy Saravanan (born 12 May 1970) is a Malaysian male

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

. He won the gold medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

staged in his home country.

International competitions

References

* 1970 births Living people Malaysian male racewalkers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Malaysian people of Indian descent SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Malaysia-athletics-bio-stub