Alexander Indrajith Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002)[1] was a Ceylonese sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games. He was the welterweight champion in the 1940s and was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland winning the Bronze medal in welterweight.[2]

Alex Obeysekere
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Ceylon
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland Welterweight

He was born in Colombo to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the Royal College, Colombo.[3]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Obeysekere". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ Revival of Royal vs Trinity boxing dual after lapse of 50 years
  3. ^ Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing
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