(1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 37) Kagama, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Military career
Allegiance
Sri Lanka
Service/branch
Sri Lanka Army
Years of service
2004 – 2008
Rank
Warrant officer I
Unit
Gajaba Regiment
Sport
Country
Sri Lanka
Sport
Paralympic athletics
Disability class
T46
Event
Javelin throw
Coached by
Pradeep Nishantha[1][2]
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals
2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo
Personal bests
WR 67.79 m (2021)
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Sri Lanka
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Paralympic Games
1
0
1
World Championships
0
2
1
Asian Para Games
1
0
0
Total
2
2
2
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Javelin throw F46
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Javelin throw F46
World Championships
2017 London
Javelin throw F46
2019 Dubai
Javelin throw F46
2023 Paris
Javelin throw F46
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta
Javelin throw F46
Herath Mudiyansalage Dinesh Priyantha, also simply known as Dinesh Priyantha (born 15 July 1986), is a Sri Lankan Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in javelin T46 events.[3] He also served as an important member for the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. He was disabled after being shot at his left arm during the final stages of the war.[4] He is the defending Paralympic champion in men's javelin throw F46 category. On 30 August 2021, he became the first ever Sri Lankan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics when he won the men's javelin throw F46 category.[5][6] He is the current Paralympic and World record holder in men's javelin throw for F46 category.
^Nadeera, Dilshan. "Throwers eager to create history at Tokyo Paralympics". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^"Herath's success in Tokyo no surprise says coach". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^"Dubai 2019 - Dinesh Priyantha". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
^"Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyantha sets new world record in Men's Javelin Throw F46". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^"History made: Dinesh Priyantha wins Sri Lanka's first-ever Paralympic gold medal". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
Herath Mudiyansalage DineshPriyantha, also simply known as DineshPriyantha (born 15 July 1986), is a Sri Lankan Paralympic track and field athlete who...
T46. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Sri Lanka won a bronze. DineshPriyantha Herath was placed 3rd in the men’s javelin throw F46 final. At the...
consisted of 9 athletes (8 men and 1 woman) competing in four sports. DineshPriyantha Herath clinched an historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46...
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena (Sinhala: දිනේෂ් චන්ද්ර රූපසිංහ ගුණවර්ධන, Tamil: தினேஷ் சந்திர ரூபசிங்க குணவர்தன; born 2 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan...
gained the first Battlefield promotion in the army Warrant Officer I DineshPriyantha - Sri Lankan paralympic track and field athlete Sergeant Maheesh Theekshana...
and DineshPriyantha are the only Sri Lankan Paralympians to win Paralympic medals for Sri Lanka. Both of these athletes are army personnel. Dinesh Priyantha...
para-athletes in 9 different sporting events. The 2016 Rio Paralympic medalist DineshPriyantha Herath was the skipper and the flagbearer for the contingent. Sri Lanka...
Australia 30 August 2021 XVI Tokyo, Japan F45 Vacant F46 67.79 m DineshPriyantha Sri Lanka 30 August 2021 XVI Tokyo, Japan F52 17.55 m Rod Farr Australia...
Ashoka Priyantha is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Puttalam District in 2015.He is a Member...
bugsbunny (30 August 2021). "DineshPriyantha sets a new world record at Paralympics". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 30 August 2021. "Dinesh sets a WORLD RECORD at...
from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14. "Sri Lanka's DineshPriyantha sets new world record in Men's Javelin Throw F46". Ada Derana. Colombo...
Earthling Paul Fernando Premasiri Khemadasa Priya Suriyasena Prince Udaya Priyantha R. Muttusamy Ravi Kesavaram Rohan de Saram Rookantha Gunathilake Rukmani...
- Sumedha Ranasinghe Award for the Para Sportsperson Of The Year - DineshPriyantha Award for the Action Sportsperson of the Year (Motor Sports) - Dilantha...
Prince Udaya Priyantha (Sinhala: ප්රින්ස් උදය ප්රියන්ත; 13 June 1970 – 8 June 2017) was a Sri Lankan singer, composer and songwriter. Born in the rural...
del Toro United States 16 May 2015 Tempe, United States F46 67.79 m DineshPriyantha Sri Lanka 30 August 2021 Paralympic Games Tokyo, Japan F52 18.58 m...
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titled "Hithumathe Jeewithe". The screenplay was done by Indika Athula Priyantha and directed by Group Captain Chrishantha Manamperi as his maiden cinema...
teetotaler, vegetarian, and a Theravada Buddhist. Sirisena's youngest brother, Priyantha Sirisena, died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in...
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