Indika Dissanayake
Dissanayake at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameIndika Chathuranga D. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
Born (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 34)
Hataraliyadda, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
Coached byRB Wickramasinghe[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Sri Lanka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 69 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Penang 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Pune 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 73 kg
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 69 kg

Indika Chathuranga D. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage (Sinhala: ඉන්ඩිකා සි. ධි. දිස්සානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ, born 6 August 1989), also known as Indika Dissanayake, is a Sri Lankan male weightlifter.[2] He competed in the 69 kg division at the Asian Games (in 2010 and 2018), South Asian Games (in 2016) and at the Commonwealth Games (in 2010, 2014 and 2018), and won silver medals at the 2016 South Asian Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Biography

Indika was born on 6 August 1989 in Hataraliyadda, Central Province of Sri Lanka. He attended the Menikdiwela Central College in Menikdiwela for his primary education and did his advanced level studies at the Kingswood College which is situated in Kandy. He also joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 2009.[4]

Career

Dissanayake claimed a silver medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. His next silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the first silver medal for Sri Lanka at those Games.[5][6][7] His medal was also the third medal clinched by Sri Lankan team during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and was also the third medal received by Sri Lanka in weightlifting category after couple of bronze medals secured by Chaturanga Lakmal and Dinusha Gomes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[8][9]

In June 2018, Indika Dissanayake reached his highest career world ranking of 11 for the 69 kg category according to the latest world rankings revealed by the International Weightlifting Federation.[10] This was also the highest career rating achieved by a Sri Lankan weightlifter.

Dissanayake has qualified to compete for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[11][12]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indika Dissanayake.
  1. ^ a b INDIKA CHATHURANGA DISSAN DISSANAYAKE MUDIYANSELAGE. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Indika C. DISSANAYAKE MUDIYANSELAGE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Indika Dissanayake Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "The official website of Sri Lanka Navy - Able Seaman Indika Dissanayake wins silver at Commonwealth Games". news.navy.lk. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting | Event Schedule Men's 69kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Indika lifts his way to Sri Lanka's first Silver". ThePapare.com. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Sunday Times - CWG Update: Indika Dissanayake wins Weightlifting silver medal". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  8. ^ ramanayake. "Silver for Indika Dissanayake at Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Indika Dissanayake wins Silver at CWG 2018". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Weightlifter Dissanayake rises to 11th in world ranking". Sunday Observer. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ^ "IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final)" (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (15 March 2022). "Ten Lankan weightlifters to compete at Commonwealth Games". Daily News. Lake House. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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