Thiwanka Ranasinghe

Thiwanka Ranasinghe (born 5 September 1992) is a Sri Lankan male boxer.^[1] He has competed for Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games claiming a bronze medal in the men's 49 kg category.

Thiwanka Ranasinghe

Personal information
Born	(1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 32)
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event	men's light flyweight
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Sri Lanka South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 49kg Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 46-49kg

Thiwanka made his Commonwealth Games debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Sri Lanka and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 46-49kg event after losing the semi-final bout to England's Galal Yafai.^[2][3][4] He also became the first male boxer from Sri Lanka since 68 years to win a Commonwealth Games medal after Albert Perera who claimed a gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games.