Buwaneka Goonethilleka
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Sri Lankan badminton player
Badminton player
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| Birth name | Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996年05月08日) 8 May 1996 (age 28) Mahamodara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 72 (with Sachin Dias 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 73 (with Sachin Dias 13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.
Career
[edit ]Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.[2] He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.
In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International.[3] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Achievements
[edit ]South Asian Games
[edit ]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
Sri Lanka Sachin Dias | India Manu Attri India B. Sumeeth Reddy |
12–21, 11–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
Sri Lanka Sachin Dias | India Krishna Prasad Garaga India Dhruv Kapila |
19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Silver Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
Sri Lanka Kavidi Sirimannage | India Manu Attri India Ashwini Ponnappa |
17–21, 14–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
[edit ]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bangladesh International | Sri Lanka Sachin Dias | India Bokka Navaneeth India S S K Podile |
21–15, 21–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ "Badminton Athlete Profile: Buwaneka Goonethilleka". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "පොදුරද මඩුලු ක්රීඩා උළෙලේ ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන්ගේ දක්ෂතා - Sri Lanka News" (in Sinhala). News First. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh International Challenge 2021 | Abhishek Saini wins men's singles title, downs Rithvik Kumar in final". SportsCafe. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Premach, Jagath; ra (5 August 2022). "ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්රීඩකයෝ අණසක පැතිර වූ CWG 7 වැනි දිනය" (in Sinhala). ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit ]- Buwaneka Goonethilleka at BWFBadminton.com
- Buwaneka Goonethilleka at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Buwaneka Goonethilleka at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan male badminton players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2016 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen