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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
SportBoxing
Eventmen's light flyweight
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 49kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

References

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  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.