Alex Obeysekere
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
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| British Empire Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1950 Auckland | Welterweight |
Alexander "Alex" I. 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]
He was born in Colombo to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the Royal College, Colombo.[3]
External links
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Revival of Royal vs Trinity boxing dual after lapse of 50 years
- ↑ Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing
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