HALGAHAWELA Palitha

Sri Lanka

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Sep 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F42

Place of birth: MATALE

Birth Country:

Sri Lanka

Place of residence : MATALE

Residence Country:

Sri Lanka

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F63	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F63 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
8	Shot Put - F63	2019	Dubai, UAE	12.37
Asian Para Games
2	Men's Shot Put F42/61/63	2018	Jakarta, INA	13.21

Hobbies:

Listening to music. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Serves in the Army

Languages spoken:

Sinhala

Club name:

National Guard Sports Club [Sri Lanka]

Coach:

Pradeep Nishantha, SRI

Debut:

2018 for Sri Lanka, Asian Para Games in Indonesia (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Start:

He got involved in Para athletics in 2014. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Reason:

He took up the sport as a hobby. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Memorable:

Winning a silver medal in shot put at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Hero:

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Coach Pradeep Nishantha. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F42 (IPC, 30 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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