| Thilini Jayasinghe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Thilini Sunari Jayasinghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1985 Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 105 (WS 15 March 2012) 164 (WD 19 January 2012) 193 (XD 26 August 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe (Sinhalese: තිලිනි සුනාරි ජයසිංහ; Tamils: திலினி சுனாரி ஜயசிங்க; born 15 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton aged 9, and has joined the national team in 2000.[1] She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.[2] Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[3] She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.[2]
- ^ "Players: Thilini Jayasinghe". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Lankans off to London". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Thilini Jayasinghe". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2018.