Prashanth Sellathurai
| Prashanth Sellathurai | |
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| Born | 1 October 1986 Auburn, Australia |
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
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Prashanth Sellathurai (born 1 October 1986) is an Australian gymnast.[1]
Early life and education
Sellathurai's parents and ancestors are of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage and fled Sri Lanka to Australia as refugees. Sellathurai was born and raised in Australia. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales) in Sydney's inner west.
Gymnastics career
Sellathurai was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in the Commonwealth Games at the 2010 event in New Delhi, which was sealed by his performance on the rings.[2] He also won the pommel horse event in Delhi.
He is a three-time medallist on the pommel horse at the World Championships (two bronzes and one silver). He was a resident of Sydney, New South Wales.
He now volunteers at Milton Keynes Gymnastics, England.
References
- ↑ Kosmidis sparkles to capture gold in floor exercise Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Gulf Times
- ↑ Australian men's gymnastics team win first ever Commonwealth gold, The Australian, 5 October 2010
External links
- Prashanth Sellathurai at World Gymnastics
- Prashanth Sellathurai at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Prashanth Sellathurai at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Prashanth Sellathurai at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Prashanth Sellathurai at InterSportStats
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- Australian male artistic gymnasts
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Alumni of the University of Buckingham
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Australian Institute of Sport gymnasts
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games gymnasts for Australia
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- People educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian artistic gymnast stubs