Niroshan Wijekoon
Padmasiri Niroshan Banda Wijekoon ( Sinhala : නිරෝෂන් විජේකොන්; Tamil : நிரோஷன் விஜெகொன், also Niroshana Wijekoon ) (born February 10, 1964 ) is a Sri Lankan badminton player .
Career
Niroshan Wijekoon took part in the men's singles at the 1992 Olympics. He lost in round one against Dipankar Bhattacharjee from India and was 33rd in the final. At the Badminton World Cup in 1989 he was eliminated in the first round in both doubles and singles.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sri Lankan championship | Mixed | 1 | Niroshan Wijekoon / Lucky Alagoda |
| 1989 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 33 | Niroshan Wijekoon / Duminda Jayakody |
| 1989 | World Championship | Men's singles | 65 | Niroshan Wijekoon |
| 1990 | Sri Lankan championship | Mixed | 1 | Niroshan Wijekoon / Kaushalya Dissanayake |
| 1991 | Sri Lankan championship | Mixed | 1 | Niroshan Wijekoon / Kaushalya Dissanayake |
| 1992 | Sri Lankan championship | Mixed | 1 | Niroshan Wijekoon / Kaushalya Dissanayake |
| 1992 | Olympia | Men's singles | 33 | Niroshan Wijekoon |
credentials
- Niroshan Wijekoon in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wijekoon, Niroshan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wijekoon, Padmasiri Niroshan Banda; Wijekoon, Padmasiri Niroshana Banda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sri Lankan badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1964 |