Alex Obeysekere

Alex Obeysekere
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Competitor for  Ceylon
British Empire Games
1950 Auckland Welterweight

Alexander "Alex" I. Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002)[1] was a Ceylonese sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games. He was the welterweight champion in the 1940s and was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland winning the Bronze medal in welterweight.[2]

He was born in Colombo to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the Royal College, Colombo.[3]

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