Deven Govindasami

In this Indian name, the name Govindasami is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Deven.

Deven Govindasami (also Devan, born 5 May 1963) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

G. Deven

Personal information
Full name	Deven Govindasami
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1963-05-05) 5 May 1963 (age 62) Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting

He won the gold medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 1985 and 1987 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. He won the gold medals in the men's 56 kg event at the 1984 South Asian Games at Nepal and the men's 60 kg event at the 1987 South Asian Games at Calcutta.^[2] He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1987 by the Government of India.^[3]