Deshabandu
Deshabandu ( si, දේශබන්දු, translit=dēśabandu; ta, தேசபந்து, translit=Tēcapantu, translation=Patriot) is the third highest Sri Lankan honours system, national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for me ...
Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne (born July 30, 1973
in
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
*List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and ...
), commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a
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 ...
n
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who competed in the
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
.
His best season was in 1998, when he improved his personal best by almost a second to 44.61 and subsequently won medals in three international championships. His best performance in a major global competition was in the
2001 World Championships where he reached the semi final.
Sugath is currently the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. He was appointed to the post on 14 May 2015.
Achievements
Asian Games Statistics – Men’s 400m
References
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1973 births
Living people
People from Central Province, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Sri Lanka
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Sri Lanka
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
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