Sugath Thilakaratne
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| Native name | සුගත් තිලකරත්න | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 30, 1973 Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne (born July 30, 1973[1] in Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka), commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a Sri Lankan athlete competing in the 400 metres.
His best season was in 1998, when he improved his personal best by almost a second to 44.61 and subsequently won medals in three international championships (see table below). His best performance in a major global competition was in the 2001 World Championships where he reached the semi final.[2][3]
Sugath is currently the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. He was appointed to the post on 14 May 2015.[4][5][6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Sri Lanka | ||||
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m |
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | ||
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | ||
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | |
External links
- Sugath Thilakaratne profile at IAAF
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ Sugath Thilakaratne, from Norton Bridge to Atlanta and Sydney
- ↑ Sugath Tilakaratne best athlete at CP meet
- ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news/30862/sugath-thilakaratne-elected-president-of-slaa
- ↑ http://mirrorcitizen.dailymirror.lk/2015/05/15/sugath-thilakaratne-at-the-helm-of-athletics-association/
- ↑ http://www.nation.lk/edition/sport-online/item/40820-sugath-thilakaratne-takes-over-aasl.html
- ↑ Asian Games Statistics – Men’s 400m
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