Alexander Indrajith Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002) was a

Ceylonese Sri Lankan or Ceylonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Sri Lanka ** Demographics of Sri Lanka * Sri Lankan people, or of Sri Lankan descent; this includes: ** Sinhalese people, the ethnic majority ** Sri Lankan T ...

sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. A documentary fil ...

. He was the welterweight champion in the 1940s and was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland winning the Bronze medal in welterweight. He was born in

Colombo Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...

to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a Single-sex education, boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by Joseph Marsh (priest), Joseph Mar ...

.Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing
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* 1918 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Colombo Sri Lankan male boxers Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Sri Lanka Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Sri Lanka Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing {{SriLanka-boxing-bio-stub