Dipika Chanmugam

Dipika Chanmugam
Personal information
Full nameDipika Rukshana Chanmugam
NationalitySri Lankan
Born (1972-03-09) 9 March 1972
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place1991 Colombo400 m individual medley

Dipika Rukshana Chanmugam-Appleton (born 9 March 1972) is a Sri Lankan former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the first woman to represent Sri Lanka at the Olympics.[2]

Early life

She is the daughter of Neil Chanmugam and granddaughter of Fredrick de Saram.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dipika Chanmugam Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.


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