Albert Perera (died 1965) was a Sri Lankan boxer who mainly competed in the bantamweight category.

Career

He represented

Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics Ceylon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Medalists Athletics * John De Saram * G. D. Peiris * Duncan White Boxing * Eddie Gray * Leslie Handunge * Alex Obeysekera ...

, the year Ceylon got independence from the British Empire. It was also the first Olympics where Ceylon was eligible to participate and Albert competed in the men's bantamweight event. Albert Perera also represented

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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 ...

and clinched a silver medal in the men's bantamweight category.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perera, Albert Year of birth missing Date of birth missing 1965 deaths Sri Lankan male boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Sri Lanka Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Sri Lanka Bantamweight boxers Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Place of birth missing