Thilanka Palangasinghe

D.K.T.W.K. Palangasingh (born (1993-10-26)26 October 1993) 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]

Thilanka Palangasinghe
Personal information
Full nameD.K.T.W.K. Palangasingh
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993
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 place2013 Penang56 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Pune62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent61 kg
Updated on 16 January 2022.

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
123Rank123Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland56 kg105109109—135139139—0---

References
  1. "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - D.K.T.W.K. Palangasingh". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final)" (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original 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.


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