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List of Sri Lankans by sport
Last updated
July 18, 2025
The following is a list of
Sri Lankan
sportspeople
.
Contents
Archery
Badminton
Basketball
Billiards
Boxing
Carrom
Cricket
Cycling
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Karate
Netball
Racing
Rugby
Swimming
Table Tennis
Track & field athletes
Weightlifting
References
Archery
Shashikala Kumarasinghe
Dilhara Salgado
Badminton
Lucky Dharmasena
Nadeesha Gayanthi
Thilini Hendahewa
Thilini Jayasinghe
Chamika Karunaratne
Dinuka Karunaratne
Niluka Karunaratne
Oshadie Kuruppu
Inoka Rohini de Silva
Lekha Shehani
Chandrika de Silva
Kavidi Sirimannage
Niroshan Wijekoon
Basketball
Main article:
List of basketball players from Sri Lanka
Billiards
Muhammad Lafir
Boxing
Main article:
List of Sri Lankan boxers
Manju Wanniarachchi
Carrom
Nishantha Fernando
Chamil Cooray
Cricket
Main article:
List of cricketers from Sri Lanka
Charuka Kahagalla
[
1
]
Ravi Philips
[
2
]
Cycling
Maurice Coomarawel
Football
Main article:
List of footballers from Sri Lanka
Golf
Mithun Perera
Nandasena Perera
Anura Rohana
Gymnastics
Achini Chamen
Anna-Marie Ondaatje
Karate
Wasantha Soysa
Netball
Deepika Abeykoon
Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson
Gayani Dissanayake
Chathurangi Jayasooriya
Nauchalee Rajapakse
Elilenthini Sethukavalar
Tharjini Sivalingam
Dulangi Wannithilake
Mellony Wijesinghe
Racing
Ananda Wedisinghe
Dilantha Malagamuwa
Rugby
Main article:
List of rugby union players from Sri Lanka
Swimming
Main article:
List of Sri Lankan swimmers
Mathew Abeysinghe
Julian Bolling
Cherantha de Silva
Kimiko Raheem
Mayumi Raheem
Table Tennis
Dr. Nimal Lucas
Track & field athletes
Main article:
List of Sri Lankan track & field athletes
Sriyantha Dissanayake
Manjula Kumara
Himasha Eashan
Sugath Thilakaratne
Tharushi Karunarathna
Weightlifting
Main article:
List of Sri Lankan weightlifters
Sudesh Peiris
Chinthana Vidanage
References
↑
"The Home of CricketArchive"
.
cricketarchive.com
. Retrieved
23 February
2024
.
↑
List of Sri Lankans by sport
at
CricketArchive
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