Alexander Indrajith Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002) was a

Ceylonese Sri Lankan or Ceylonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Sri Lanka * A person from Sri Lanka, see Demographics of Sri Lanka ** Sinhalese people, the ethnic majority ** Sri Lankan Tamils, an ethnic minority ** Sri L ...

sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

. 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. He was born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

.Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing
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* 1918 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Colombo Sri Lankan male boxers Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers of Sri Lanka Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Sri Lanka Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing {{SriLanka-boxing-bio-stub