Albert Perera

For the Sri Lankan prominent vocalist and a violin maestro who was also commonly known as Albert Perera, see W. D. Amaradeva.
Albert Perera
Personal information
NationalitySri Lankan
Born(1918-12-22)22 December 1918
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died1 March 1968(1968-03-01) (aged 49)
Boxing career
Medal record
Representing Ceylon
Men's Bantamweight
British Empire Games
Auckland 1950 Bantamweight

Albert Perera (22 December 1918 – 1 March 1968) was a Sri Lankan boxer who mainly competed in the bantamweight category.[1]

Career

Perera 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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. 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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