// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa a candle maker? Wick-ed idea.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Sri Lanka | ||
| Asian Championships | ||
 | 1975 Seoul | 4×400 m |
Deshabandu Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa (born 29 August 1943) is a Sri Lankan former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He won two gold medals at the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran, in the men's 400m and 4 × 400 m relay events.
Wimaladasa received his education at Nugawela Salvation Army Primary School and Alawwa Central, where he took part in athletics at school and district level. He enlisted in the Ceylon Army in 1963 and was attached to the 1st Battalion, Gemunu Watch. In 1964, he became the champion of 100 metres and 200 metres in the inter-regiment athletic meet and in 1965 set a 100 meters new national record. Following his gold medal in Tehran, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and later commissioned an officer. He retired from the Sri Lanka Army in 1998 as a colonel. In 1987, the Government of Sri Lanka conferred the honor Deshabandu.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ Bandara, Sampath. "Athlete Wimaladasa did Sri Lanka proud". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa at World Athletics
- Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa at Olympedia
- Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa at InterSportStats
|
   | This biographical article relating to Sri Lankan athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan men sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Sri Lanka
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
- Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- Asian Games athletes for Sri Lanka
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Gemunu Watch officers
- Gemunu Watch soldiers
- Sri Lankan colonels
- Deshabandu
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Athletics Championships medalists
- Sri Lankan athletics biography stubs