Thilini Jayasinghe

Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe (Sinhalese: තිලිනි සුනාරි ජයසිංහ; Tamils: திலினி சுனாரி ஜயசிங்க; born 15 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton aged 9, and has joined the national team in 2000. She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games. Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.

Achievements South Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Trupti Murgunde 10–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,Colombo, Sri Lanka Renu Hettiarachchige Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi 7–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2005 Nepal Satellite Chandrika de Silva 5–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2008 Nepal International Bibari Basumatary 20–22, 21–23 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Iran Fajr International Chandrika de Silva Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian 20–22, 21–13, 12–21 Runner-up 2007 Syria International Chandrika de Silva Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2007 Jordan Satellite Chandrika de Silva Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2007 Pakistan International Chandrika de Silva Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2008 Iran Fajr International Chandrika de Silva Norshahliza Baharum Lim Yin Loo 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Nepal Satellite Duminda Jayakody Thushara Edirisinghe Chandrika de Silva 13–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2005 Sri Lanka Satellite Niluka Karunaratne Thushara Edirisinghe N. Palinda Halangoda 15–11, 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2007 Jordan Satellite Anushaka Lakshan Diluka Karunaratne Chandrika de Silva 15–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2011 Bangladesh International Hasitha Chanaka Lê Hà Anh Lê Thu Huyền 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament