Thiwanka Ranasinghe

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Thiwanka Ranasinghe
Personal information
Born (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 32)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Eventmen's light flyweight
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 49kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 46-49kg

Thiwanka Ranasinghe (born 5 September 1992) is a Sri Lankan male boxer. [1] He has competed for Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games claiming a bronze medal in the men's 49 kg category.

Thiwanka made his Commonwealth Games debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Sri Lanka and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 46-49kg event after losing the semi-final bout to England's Galal Yafai. [2] [3] [4] He also became the first male boxer from Sri Lanka since 68 years to win a Commonwealth Games medal after Albert Perera who claimed a gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games.

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References

  1. "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Thiwanka RANASINGHE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. "Boxing | Results Men's 46-49kg Semifinal 1 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Thiwanka Ranasinghe wins bronze medal - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst | Breaking News and Latest News provider | Political | Sports | International | Business. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. "CWG 2018 : Sri Lanka wins 2 Bronze medals in boxing". Hiru News. Retrieved 2018-04-13.