Prashanth Sellathurai | |
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Country represented | Australia |
Born | Auburn, Australia | 1 October 1986
Hometown | Sydney, Australia |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior |
Prashanth Sellathurai (born 1 October 1986) is an Australian gymnast.[1] His parents and ancestors are of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage and came as refugees fleeing Sri Lanka; he was born and raised in Australia. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales) in Sydney's inner west.
Sellathurai was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in the 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 is a three-time medallist on the pommel horse at the World Championships (two bronzes and one silver). He was a resident of Sydney, New South Wales.
He now volunteers at Milton Keynes Gymnastics, England.
Sellathurai is a qualified medical doctor, having obtained his medical degree from the University of Buckingham in 2019.[citation needed]