Sugath Thilakaratne

Deshabandu Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne (born July 30, 1973[1][2] in Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka), commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 400 metres.

Sugath Thilakaratne
Personal information
Native nameසුගත් තිලකරත්න
Full nameRobosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne
NationalitySri Lankan
Born (1973-07-30) July 30, 1973
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprint
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 1 0 1
Asian Championships 1 0 1
Commonwealth Games 0 0 1
Total 2 0 3
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
400 m 2 0 3
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place1998 Fukuoka400m
Bronze medal – third place2002 Colombo400m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Bangkok400m
Bronze medal – third place1998 Bangkok200m
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur400m
Updated on 24 November 2015.

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. His best performance in a major global competition was in the 2001 World Championships where he reached the semi-final.[3][4]

Sugath is currently the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. He was appointed to the post on 14 May 2015.[5][6][7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sugath Thilakaratne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "Sugath THILAKARATNE - Olympic Athletics | Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "Sugath Thilakaratne, from Norton Bridge to Atlanta and Sydney". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  4. "Sugath Tilakaratne best athlete at CP meet". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  5. "Sugath Thilakaratne elected President of SLAA".
  6. "Sugath Thilakaratne at the helm of Athletics Association : Mirrorcitizen.lk". Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. "nation.lk ::: - Sugath Thilakaratne takes over AASL". www.nation.lk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  8. Asian Games Statistics – Men’s 400m Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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