Dilhani Lekamge

Dilhani Lekamge
Lekamge at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Full nameNadeesha Dilhani Lekamge
Born14 October 1987 (1987-10-14) (age 38)
Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka[1]
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Military career
Branch
 Sri Lanka Army
Rank
Corporal
UnitWomen's Corps
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best61.57 m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouJavelin throw
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BhubaneswarJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2023 BangkokJavelin throw
Asian Throwing Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 MokpoJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2024 MokpoJavelin throw
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 KathmanduJavelin throw
South Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 RanchiJavelin throw

Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge (born 14 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She represented Sri Lanka in the women's javelin event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Life

Lekamge was born on 14 October 1987 in the town of Eheliyagoda in Sri Lanka. She completed her education at the Mahinda School, Eheliyagoda.[2]

She began her military career as a private in the Sri Lanka Army and, held the rank of corporal in the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.[3][4][5]

She represented Sri Lanka in the women's javelin event at the 2024 Paris Olympics where she was 32nd.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dilhani LEKAMGE". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. ↑ Premalal, Susil (9 July 2017). "Nadeesha dazzles, bags first medal". The Sunday Times. Colombo – via www.pressreader.com.
  3. ↑ "Army's Dilhani Lekamge Wins Silver in Asian Athletics Championship | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Army Women Athletes Win Gold & Bronze in Bangkok AAC". Sri Lanka Army. army.lk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dilhani, Gayanthika win at Asian Athletics C'ships". 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "dilhani-lekamge". Olympics.com. 2024.
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