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| Full name | Kosala Sahabandu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sri Lankan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1949-11-13) 13 November 1949 (age 75) Matara, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Mahinda College Rahula College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint (400m/800m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kosala Premaraja Sahabandu (born 13 November 1949), is a Sri Lankan athlete that competed in the 800 metres and 400 metres events.
In 1974 Sahabandu established a new Sri Lanka record for the 800 metres and represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Games in Tehran in the 4 x 400 metres relay winning a gold medal and setting a new Asian Games record of 3 minutes 7.4 seconds. He competed in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok but the team failed to medal.
Sahabandu was also a member of the Sri Lanka 4 x 400 relay team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The team came 6th in their first round heat (in a time of 3:14.4) and failed to qualify for further rounds.
In 1982 he competed in his third Asian Games but again the relay team failed to medal.
In 2007 he was appointed the chairman of the National Athletic Selection Committee.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Sri Lanka
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| 1974 | Asian games | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 4 x 400 metres relay |
| 1978 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| 1980 | Olympics | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 1982 | Asian Games | New Delhi, India | ||
References
- "Kosala Sahabundu". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- de Mel, Sundara Nihathamani (2012). Mahinde Thamay Iskole. Colombo: Suratha Publishers. p. 36.
- ^ "Olympian Kosala Sahabandu an illustrious son of Matara". Sunday Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Kosala Sahabandu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- "Kosala and Wimalasena to SAG as observers". Sunday Times. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- Krastev, Todor (25 August 2012). "Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Moscow 1980". Todor66. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- "Sahabandu, Menike good selections". Daily News. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
External links
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Matara, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan male sprinters
- Alumni of Rahula College
- Olympic athletes for Sri Lanka
- Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games
- Alumni of Mahinda College
- Sinhalese people
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games