Thilini Jayasinghe

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Thilini Jayasinghe
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Personal information
BornThilini Sunari Jayasinghe
(1985-01-15) 15 January 1985 (age 41)
Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking105 (WS 15 March 2012)
164 (WD 19 January 2012)
193 (XD 26 August 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka Women's singles

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][4] She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.[2]

Achievements

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South Asian Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh India Trupti Murgunde 10–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka 		Sri Lanka Renu Hettiarachchige India Aparna Balan
India B. R. Meenakshi 		7–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Nepal Satellite Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva 5–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Nepal International India Bibari Basumatary 20–22, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Iran Fajr International Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva Iran Negin Amiripour
Iran Sahar Zamanian 		20–22, 21–13, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Syria International Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva Iran Sabereh Kabiri
Iran Sahar Zamanian 		21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Jordan Satellite Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva Iran Sabereh Kabiri
Iran Sahar Zamanian 		21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Pakistan International Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva India Jwala Gutta
India Shruti Kurien 		13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Iran Fajr International Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva Malaysia Norshahliza Baharum
Malaysia Lim Yin Loo 		12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Nepal Satellite Sri Lanka Duminda Jayakody Sri Lanka Thushara Edirisinghe
Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva 		13–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Sri Lanka Satellite Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne Sri Lanka Thushara Edirisinghe
Sri Lanka N. Palinda Halangoda 		15–11, 11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Jordan Satellite Sri Lanka Anushaka Lakshan Sri Lanka Diluka Karunaratne
Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva 		15–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Bangladesh International Sri Lanka Hasitha Chanaka Vietnam Lê Hà Anh
Vietnam Lê Thu Huyền 		18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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