Prashanth Sellathurai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Proshie/Proshanth the strong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 October 1986 Auburn, Sydney, Australia |
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Hometown | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prashanth Sellathurai is an Australian gymnast.[1] His Tamil parents migrated to Australia in 1983 from Sri Lanka.[1]
He was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in 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 has three times won medals in the pommel horse at the world championships.
He has two younger sisters He is currently residing in Sydney, New South Wales.