Gayathry Govindharaj (born 27 April 1991) is an Indian athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and Triple jump events.

She comes from a humble background and before she gained fame, her family found it difficult to make ends meet.

Her mothers dream of pursuing Ph.D Came true, when she was awarded a Ph.D (Business Administration - Commerce) by the University of Madras in 2022, for her Inter-disciplinary thesis on "Effectiveness of Training" .

After participating in various inter college sports events, she gained fame through the 18th Zone Junior inter-State athletic Championship (2006) in Raichur.

[2] Her left knee was injured during the triple jump event of the Commonwealth Games 2010 that happened in New Delhi.