Dharmasiri Weerakoon
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Born | Colombo, Ceylon | 28 September 1938
Died | 31 May 1998 Beruwala, Sri Lanka | (aged 59)
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Dharmasiri Weerakoon (28 September 1938 – 31 may 1998) was a Sri Lankan boxer. He held the National Champion title in Sri Lanka from 1956 to 1959. He was also the Asian champion in his weight category and represented Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost on points to Des Duguid of Australia.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dharmasiri Weerakoon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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