Thiwanka Ranasinghe
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| Born | 5 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | men's light flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thiwanka Ranasinghe (born 5 September 1992) is a Sri Lankan male boxer.[1] He has competed for Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games claiming a bronze medal in the men's 49 kg category.
Thiwanka made his Commonwealth Games debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Sri Lanka and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 46-49kg event after losing the semi-final bout to England's Galal Yafai.[2][3][4] He also became the first male boxer from Sri Lanka since 68 years to win a Commonwealth Games medal after Albert Perera who claimed a gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games.
