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]
| 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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Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Trupti Murgunde
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10–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 Renu Hettiarachchige
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Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi
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7–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Nepal Satellite | Chandrika de Silva
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5–11, 9–11 |  Runner-up
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| 2008 | Nepal International | Bibari Basumatary
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20–22, 21–23 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Iran Fajr International | Chandrika de Silva
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 Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian
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20–22, 21–13, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Syria International | Chandrika de Silva
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Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian
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21–13, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2007 | Jordan Satellite | Chandrika de Silva
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Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2007 | Pakistan International | Chandrika de Silva
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Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Iran Fajr International | Chandrika de Silva
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 Norshahliza Baharum Lim Yin Loo
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Nepal Satellite | Duminda Jayakody
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Thushara Edirisinghe Chandrika de Silva
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13–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Niluka Karunaratne
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Thushara Edirisinghe N. Palinda Halangoda
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15–11, 11–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Jordan Satellite | Anushaka Lakshan
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Diluka Karunaratne Chandrika de Silva
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15–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Bangladesh International | Hasitha Chanaka
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 Lê Hà Anh Lê Thu Huyền
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "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.
