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Native name | සුගත් තිලකරත්න | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Sri Lankan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka | July 30, 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 24 November 2015 |
Deshabandu Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne (born July 30, 1973[1][2] in Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka), commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 400 metres.
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.[3][4]
Sugath is currently the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. He was appointed to the post on 14 May 2015.[5][6][7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Sri Lanka | ||||
1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m |
Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | ||
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | ||
2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd |