Albert Perera

Albert Perera
Statistics
Nationality Sri Lankan
Born unknown
Died 1965
Medal record
Representing  Ceylon
Men's Bantamweight
British Empire Games
Auckland 1950Bantamweight

Albert Perera (died 1965) was a former Sri Lankan male boxer who mainly competed in the bantamweight category.[1]

Career

He represented Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the year Ceylon got independence from the British Empire. It was also the first Olympics where Ceylon was eligible to participate and Albert competed in the men's bantamweight event.[2][3][4][5] Albert Perera also represented Ceylon at the 1950 British Empire Games and clinched a silver medal in the men's bantamweight category.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Albert PERERA - Olympic Boxing | Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Albert Perera Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. ↑ "The Island-Sports". www.island.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Albert Perera - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. ↑ "sports04". www.island.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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