Thilini Jayasinghe

Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe (Sinhalese: තිලිනි සුනාරි ජයසිංහ; Tamils: திலினி சுனாரி ஜயசிங்க; born 15 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton aged 9, and has joined the national team in 2000.^[1] She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.^[2] Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.^[3][4] She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.^[2]

Thilini Jayasinghe
Personal information
Birth name	Thilini Sunari Jayasinghe
Country	Sri Lanka
Born	(1985-01-15) 15 January 1985 (age 40) Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	105 (WS 15 March 2012) 164 (WD 19 January 2012) 193 (XD 26 August 2010)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Sri Lanka South Asian Games 2004 Islamabad Women's team 2006 Colombo Women's team 2010 Dhaka Women's team 2006 Colombo Women's doubles 2010 Dhaka Women's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Trupti Murgunde	10–21, 18–21	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Renu Hettiarachchige	Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi	7–21, 14–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Nepal Satellite	Chandrika de Silva	5–11, 9–11	Runner-up
2008	Nepal International	Bibari Basumatary	20–22, 21–23	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Iran Fajr International	Chandrika de Silva	Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian	20–22, 21–13, 12–21	Runner-up
2007	Syria International	Chandrika de Silva	Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2007	Jordan Satellite	Chandrika de Silva	Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2007	Pakistan International	Chandrika de Silva	Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2008	Iran Fajr International	Chandrika de Silva	Norshahliza Baharum Lim Yin Loo	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Nepal Satellite	Duminda Jayakody	Thushara Edirisinghe Chandrika de Silva	13–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2005	Sri Lanka Satellite	Niluka Karunaratne	Thushara Edirisinghe N. Palinda Halangoda	15–11, 11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2007	Jordan Satellite	Anushaka Lakshan	Diluka Karunaratne Chandrika de Silva	15–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2011	Bangladesh International	Hasitha Chanaka	Lê Hà Anh Lê Thu Huyền	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up

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