Dharmasiri Weerakoon

Dharmasiri Weerakoon
Personal information
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Born	28 September 1938; Colombo, Ceylon
Died	31 May 1998 (aged 59); Beruwala, Sri Lanka
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.

External links

Dharmasiri Weerakoon at Olympedia

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[SportsRef-1] 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.