Lalin Jirasinha Explained

Lalin Jirasinha
Birth Date:23 June 1958
Sport:Sailing

Lalin Jirasinha (born 23 June 1958) is a former Sri Lankan male sailor. He competed at the Summer Olympics on two occasions - in 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles at the age of 26 and later after 16 years, again he participated at the event in 2000 Summer Olympics which was held in Sydney at the age of 42. During the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was the flagbearer for Sri Lanka.[1] [2]

Jirasinha has also participated at the Asian Games in 1998 and in the 2002 Asian Games. At the 1998 Asian Games, he won the bronze medal in the sailing - Enterprise event.

Notes and References

  1. News: Lalin JIRASINHA - Olympic Sailing Sri Lanka. 2016-06-16. International Olympic Committee. 2017-10-12. en.
  2. Web site: Lalin Jirasinha Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/lalin-jirasinha-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-10-12.