Buwaneka Goonethilleka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mahamodara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka [1] | 8 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 72 (with Sachin Dias 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 73 (with Sachin Dias 13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.
Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. [2] He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.
In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International. [3] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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12–21, 11–21 |
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2019 |
Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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17–21, 14–21 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International |
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21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |
Buwaneka Goonethilleka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mahamodara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka [1] | 8 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 72 (with Sachin Dias 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 73 (with Sachin Dias 13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.
Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. [2] He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.
In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International. [3] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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12–21, 11–21 |
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2019 |
Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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17–21, 14–21 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International |
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21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |