Niluka Karunaratne
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Niluka Karunaratne (Sinhala: නිලූක කරුණාරත්න; Tamil: நிலுக கருணாரத்ன) (born 13 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player who has competed at the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020.[1] His father Louie Karunaratne and brothers Dinuka Karunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne (also a cricketer)[2] and Diluka Karunaratne are also professional badminton players.[3][4] He is currently regarded as the number one premiere badminton player in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's most decorated badminton player with a record 21 medals to his name at international events including 9 gold medals.[5] He also holds the unique distinction of winning five gold medals in five different continents.[6] He reached his higher career singles ranking of 34 in June 2013, which is also the personal best ranking by a Sri Lankan badminton player. He has also emerged as national badminton champion for record 17 times, the most by a Sri Lankan badminton player.[7][8] Despite his achievements in the sport, he was also sidelined for disciplinary issues on few occasions.[9]
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Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39) Galle, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Louie Karunaratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 34 (27 June 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 164 (22 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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