Sudesh Peiris

Sudesh Peiris
Personal information
Born (1985-02-03) February 3, 1985 (age 39)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
SportWeightlifting
Event62 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Sri Lanka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi 62 kg
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 62 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cape Town 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Penang 69 kg

Anton Sudesh Peiris Kurukulasooriyage (born February 3, 1985) is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka.[1] Kurukulasooriyage was born in Sandalankawa, Sri Lanka.[1] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the 62 kg event.[2] Kurukulasooriyage was also selected to be a part of Sri Lanka's 2014 Commonwealth Games team,[3] where he was the flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Later he won a silver medal in the 62 kg event.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Glasgow 2014 profile
  2. ^ "Sudesh Peiris takes first medal at Commonwealth games". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. ^ Wasala, Chinthana (27 June 2014). "Nishanthe Piyasena appointed Chef-de Mission". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Sudesh Peiris wins Silver at Commonwealth Games". Nation. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.


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