Anton Sudesh Peiris Kurukulasooriyage (born February 3, 1985) is a weightlifter from

Sri Lanka 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 ...

.Glasgow 2014 profile
/ref> Kurukulasooriyage was born in Sandalankawa, Sri Lanka. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

he won a bronze medal in the 62 kg event. Kurukulasooriyage was also selected to be a part of Sri Lanka's

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

team, where he was the

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during the

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. Later he won a silver medal in the 62 kg event.

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* 1985 births Living people People from Kurunegala Sri Lankan male weightlifters Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Sri Lanka Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Sri Lanka Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Sri Lanka Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{SriLanka-weightlifting-bio-stub

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