Dilhani Lekamge

Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge (born 14 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships.[3]

Dilhani Lekamge
Lekamge at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Full nameHatarabage Lekamge Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge
NationalitySri Lankan
Born14 October 1987 (1987-10-14) (age 36)
Eheliyagoda, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka[1]
EducationMahinda School
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)58.41 m (2018)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouJavelin throw
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BhubaneswarJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2023 BangkokJavelin throw

Life

Lekamge was born in 1987 in the town of Eheliyagoda on Sri Lanka. It was there that she was educated at the Mahinda School.[4]

She enlisted as a private in the Sri Lankan army.[5] Lekamge is at present a corporal in the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.[6]

She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships[3] with a throw of 58.11m. She was placed fifth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

References
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  1. "Dilhani LEKAMGE". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. Dilhani Lekamge. IAAF
  3. Results Archived 28 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Odisha 2017, Retrieved 21 July 2017
  4. Premalal, Susil (9 July 2017). "Nadeesha dazzles, bags first medal". The Sunday Times. Colombo – via www.pressreader.com.
  5. "Army's Dilhani Lekamge Wins Silver in Asian Athletics Championship | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. "Army Women Athletes Win Gold & Bronze in Bangkok AAC". Sri Lanka Army. army.lk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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