Cheruvari Lakshmanan (1898–1970) was an Indian athletics competitor associated with the early decades of organised track and field competition in India.
| Full name | Cheruvari Lakshmanan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Athletics |
Lakshmanan was active during a period when Indian athletics was beginning to take an organised form, with competitive opportunities developing through provincial meets, university sport, and selection for international events. Athletes of his generation contributed to laying the groundwork for the formal structures of Indian athletics that consolidated through the twentieth century.
As one of the Indian athletics competitors recorded from the late colonial era, Lakshmanan is part of the broader history of Indian sportspersons whose participation predated the establishment of independent India's national sporting institutions.