Dilhani Lekamge

Dilhani Lekamge

Lekamge at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Full name	Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge
Born	14 October 1987 (1987-10-14) (age 38) Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka[1]
Height	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Military career
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Women's Corps
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	61.57 m (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Sri Lanka Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar Javelin throw 2023 Bangkok Javelin throw Asian Throwing Championships 2025 Mokpo Javelin throw 2024 Mokpo Javelin throw South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu Javelin throw South Asian Championships 2025 Ranchi Javelin throw

Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge (born 14 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She represented Sri Lanka in the women's javelin event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Life

Lekamge was born on 14 October 1987 in the town of Eheliyagoda in Sri Lanka. She completed her education at the Mahinda School, Eheliyagoda.^[2]

She began her military career as a private in the Sri Lanka Army and, held the rank of corporal in the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.^[3][4][5]

She represented Sri Lanka in the women's javelin event at the 2024 Paris Olympics where she was 32nd.^[6]

References

External links

• Dilhani Lekamge at World Athletics
• Dilhani Lekamge at Olympics.com
• Dilhani Lekamge at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Dilhani Lekamge at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)