Prashanth Sellathurai (born 1 October 1986) is an

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His parents and ancestors are of

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n Tamil heritage and came as refugees fleeing Sri Lanka; he was born and raised in

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. He was educated at

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's inner west. Sellathurai was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in the

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at the 2010 event in

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, which was sealed by his performance on the

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, 5 October 2010 He also won the pommel horse event in Delhi. He is a three-time medallist on the pommel horse at the World Championships (two bronzes and one silver). He was a resident of Sydney, New South Wales. He now volunteers at Milton Keynes Gymnastics, England. Sellathurai is a qualified medical doctor, having obtained his medical degree from the

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in 2019.

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* * * * * * Australian male artistic gymnasts Living people 1986 births Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Gymnasts at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Australian Institute of Sport gymnasts Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Universiade medalists in gymnastics FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub