Dinusha Hansani Gomes (born 30 December 1992), also known as Hansani Gomes, is a Sri Lankan female weightlifter.[1] She was named as one of the members of the Sri Lankan contingent at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and claimed a bronze medal in the women's 48kg event on the opening day of the competition on 5 April 2018, which was also the second medal earned by Sri Lanka at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and was also the second medal secured by the Sri Lankan contingent in weightlifting category.[2][3] Gomes also won Sri Lanka's first ever weightlifting medal by a woman at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Dinusha Hansani Gomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1992 Panadura, Western Province, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | women's 48kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Earlier on the opening day Chaturanga Lakmal received a bronze medal in weightlifting for Sri Lanka at the men's 56kg weightlifting event, which was ultimately Sri Lanka's first medal achieved at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]
In August 2018, Gomas, was named to Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games team.[6] Gomas was also the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Dinusha GOMES - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Weightlifting | Event Schedule Women's 48kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ SitePoint (2018-04-05). "Dinusha Gomes wins 2nd Bronze medal for Sri Lanka - News Radio". News Radio. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Dinusha Gomes, Chaturanga Lakmal win bronze in weightlifting at CWG 2018". Colombo Page. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "SL Weight lifters bag two Bronze medals on opening day". Daily News. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Peiris, Sudarshana (16 August 2018). "Will the lifters replicate their Commonwealth success in Asia?". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Rishad, Mohammed (17 August 2018). "ஆசிய விளையாட்டு தொடக்க விழாவில் தேசிய கொடியை ஏந்துகிறார் தினூஷா" [Dinusha holds the national flag at the Asian Games opening ceremony]. www.thepapare.com (in Tamil). Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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