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Niluka Karunaratne

1985 - Today

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Niluka Karunaratne (Sinhala: නිලූක කරුණාරත්න; Tamil: நிலுக கருணாரத்ன) (born 13 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player who has competed at the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020. His father Louie Karunaratne and brothers Dinuka Karunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne (also a cricketer) and Diluka Karunaratne are also professional badminton players. He is currently regarded as the number one premiere badminton player in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's most decorated badminton player with a record 21 medals to his name at international events including 9 gold medals. He also holds the unique distinction of winning five gold medals in five different continents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 11 different languages on Wikipedia. Niluka Karunaratne is the 220th most popular badminton player (down from 195th in 2024), the 55th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Niluka Karunaratne ranks 220 out of 117. Before him are Beiwen Zhang, Mark Lamsfuß, Kirsty Gilmour, Lino Muñoz, Liu Shengshu, and Mathias Christiansen. After him are Clara Azurmendi, Delphine Delrue, Ng Ka Long, Artem Pochtarov, Parupalli Kashyap, and Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Niluka Karunaratne ranks 1,939. Before him are Neil Kilkenny, Adrienne Lyle, James Hook, Xavier Carter, Larsen Jensen, and Guilherme Finkler. After him are Tiidrek Nurme, Aivi Luik, Erin Phillips, Poonam Bajwa, Minissha Lamba, and Jamie Mackie.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Niluka Karunaratne ranks 55 out of 51. Before him are Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (1979), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), and Asha de Vos (null). After him are Ajantha Mendis (1985), Wanindu Hasaranga (1997), Mathilda Karlsson (null), Yupun Abeykoon (1994), and Nimali Liyanarachchi (null).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Sri Lanka

Among badminton players born in Sri Lanka, Niluka Karunaratne ranks 1. 

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