Prashanth Sellathurai
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Prashanth Sellathurai | |
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Born | Auburn, Australia | 1 October 1986
Hometown | Sydney, Australia |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior |
Prashanth Sellathurai is an Australian gymnast.[1] His parents and ancestors are of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage and came as refugees fleeing Sri Lanka; he was born and raised in Australia. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales) in Sydney's west.
Sellathurai was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in the Commonwealth Games at the 2010 event in New Delhi, which was sealed by his performance on the rings.[2] He also won the pommel horse event in Delhi.
He is a three-time medallist on the pommel horse at the World Championships (two bronzes and one silver). He was a resident of Sydney, New South Wales.
He now volunteers at Milton Keynes Gymnastics, England.
References[]
- ^ Kosmidis sparkles to capture gold in floor exercise Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Gulf Times
- ^ Australian men's gymnastics team win first ever Commonwealth gold, The Australian, 5 October 2010
External links[]
- Prashanth Sellathurai at the International Gymnastics Federation
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171512/http://www.susport.com/content/athlete%20services/athlete%20profiles/Gymnastics/PRASHANTHSELLATHURAI.ASPX
Categories:
- Australian male artistic gymnasts
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- 1986 births
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Gymnasts at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Australian Institute of Sport gymnasts
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Universiade medalists in gymnastics
- Universiade gold medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Australian artistic gymnast stubs