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Albert Perera (died 1965) was a Sri Lankan boxer who mainly competed in the bantamweight category. [1]
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Albert Perera (died 1965) was a Sri Lankan boxer who mainly competed in the bantamweight category. [1]
He represented Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the year Ceylon got independence from the British Empire. It was also the first Olympics where Ceylon was eligible to participate and Albert competed in the men's bantamweight event. [2] [3] [4] [5] Albert Perera also represented Ceylon at the 1950 British Empire Games and clinched a silver medal in the men's bantamweight category. [6]
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