Buwaneka Goonethilleka
Appearance
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Birth name | Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mahamodara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka[1] | 8 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 72 (with Sachin Dias 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 73 (with Sachin Dias 13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.
Career
[edit]Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.[2] He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.
In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International.[3] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Achievements
[edit]South Asian Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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12–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Badminton Athlete Profile: Buwaneka Goonethilleka". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "පොදුරද මඩුලු ක්රීඩා උළෙලේ ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන්ගේ දක්ෂතා - Sri Lanka News" (in Sinhala). News First. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh International Challenge 2021 | Abhishek Saini wins men's singles title, downs Rithvik Kumar in final". SportsCafe. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Premach, Jagath; ra (5 August 2022). "ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්රීඩකයෝ අණසක පැතිර වූ CWG 7 වැනි දිනය" (in Sinhala). ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Buwaneka Goonethilleka at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Buwaneka Goonethilleka at BWFbadminton.com
Categories:
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton