Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam

Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam (Ph.D.)
Born Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam
Sri Lanka
Residence California, USA.
Occupation Sports Person, Lecturer.
Religion Hindu

Dr Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam[1] represented Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games[2] and three Asian Games.[3]

He won the first Asian Games gold medal[4] for Sri Lanka in 1958. He taught in Universities in Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria and Sri Lanka. He also worked for UNESCO for five years. During his school days in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, he was also a very good cricketer, which is not well publicised because of his athletic achievements. In later years whilst lecturing in Sierra Leone he captained the University cricket team in the local cricket tournament & in 1973 was appointed vice captain of the national team that played against neighbouring country Gambia

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References

  1. ^ "On War and the Approach to Peace - An Open Letter to the Sri Lanka President". Tamilnation. 2001-01-12. http://www.tamilnation.org/forum/ethir/chandrika.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  2. ^ "Ethir: Olympian and Bridge-Builder". SangamOrg. 2008-07-23. http://www.sangam.org/2008/07/Ethir.php?uid=3028. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  3. ^ "Ethir: Olympian and Bridge-Builder". SangamOrg. 2008-07-23. http://www.sangam.org/2008/07/Ethir.php?uid=3028. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  4. ^ "Ethir: Olympian and Bridge-Builder". SangamOrg. 2008-07-23. http://www.sangam.org/2008/07/Ethir.php?uid=3028. Retrieved 2009-01-07.