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Legendary high jumper Ethirveerasingam passes away Source:Island Olympian Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam who won Sri Lanka’s first gold medal at the Asian Games has passed away in Los Angeles.The former national record holder in the men’s high jump was 89 at the time of his demise. A legend in the field of athletics, Ethir was a 17-year-old student at Jaffna Central when he was picked to represent Sri Lanka at Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Ethir represented Sri Lanka at the next edition of the Olympics in 1956 as well. ...

Apr 23, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Asian Games, Manjula Kumara, Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam, national high jump record, Sri Lanka’s first gold medal

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Apr 22, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam

Athlete Ethirveerasingam was a revolutionary in the high jump event Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Source:Dailynews Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam is another Sri Lankan athlete who had the rare opportunity of participating in two Olympics in 1952 and in 1956. He was also an athlete who reached great heights through his own efforts. Several champion athletes were making a strong bid to shatter the public schools high jump record at the Public Schools Athletics Meet in 1940. The existing record had been established by V. G. George of Jaffna College clearing a height of 6 feet 0.1/8 inches. ...

Apr 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam