Thilanka Palangasinghe

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Thilanka Palangasinghe
Personal information
Full nameDon Karolislage Thilanka Wiraj Kumara Palangasinghe
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30)
Weight55.51 kg (122.4 lb)
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
SportWeightlifting
Weight class56 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Sri Lanka
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Penang 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Penang 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Pune 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 61 kg
Updated on 16 January 2022.

Don Karolislage Thilanka Wiraj Kumara Palangasinghe (born 26 October 1993), known as Thilanka Palangasinghe, is a Sri Lankan male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Sri Lanka at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 56 kg event and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games competing in the 62kg event.[1]

Palangasinghe represented Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2][3]

Major competitions

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 56 kg 105 109 109 135 139 139 0 ---

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - D.K.T.W.K. Palangasingh". iwf.net. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final)" (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (15 March 2022). "Ten Lankan weightlifters to compete at Commonwealth Games". Daily News. Lake House. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022. Thilanka Palagasinghe

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