Sugath Thilakaratne

Sugath Thilakaratne
Personal information
Native name සුගත් තිලකරත්න
Full name Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne
Nationality Sri Lankan
Born July 30, 1973
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
Sport Track and field
Event Sprint
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Sri Lanka
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 1 0 1
Asian Championships 1 0 1
Commonwealth Games 0 0 1
Total 2 0 3
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
400 m 2 0 3
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Fukuoka 400m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Colombo 400m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 400m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok 200m
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400m
Updated on 24 November 2015.

Deshabandu Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne (born July 30, 1973 in Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka), commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 400 metres.

His best season was in 1998, when he improved his personal best by almost a second to 44.61 and subsequently won medals in three international championships. His best performance in a major global competition was in the 2001 World Championships where he reached the semi-final.

Sugath is currently the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association. He was appointed to the post on 14 May 2015.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Sri Lanka
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1st 400 m
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd