Sumeda Ranasinghe

Sri Lankan javelin thrower

Sumeda Ranasinghe

Personal information
Born|  (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 33)
Kegalle
Alma mater| Kegalu Vidyalaya
Sport
Country|  Sri Lanka
Sport| Track and field
Event| javelin throw

Medal record

Representing  Sri Lanka
Men's Athletics
South Asian Games
| 2016 Guwahati | javelin throw
Military World Games
| 2019 Wuhan | javelin throw

Updated on 26 October 2019

R.M. Sumeda Jagath Ranasinghe (born 10 February 1991) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. With a distance of 83.04 metres, and a new Sri Lankan record, Ranasinghe achieved the qualifying standard for the javelin at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

He was born in Kegalle had his education at Kegalu Vidyalaya.[4]

## Seasonal bests by year

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* 2015 - 83.04
* 2016 - 80.25

## See also

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* Sri Lanka at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Fernando, Reemus (3 December 2015). "Sumeda qualifies for Olympics with stunning feat". The Island. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
2. ^ IAAF Biography
3. ^ "Sumeda Ranasinghe".
4. ^ "Torch of Hope rally receives a warm welcome in Avisswella - Sri Lanka News". 27 July 2016.

## External links

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* Sumeda Ranasinghe at World Athletics
* Sumeda Ranasinghe at Olympedia

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