Prashanth Sellathurai

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.

Prashanth Sellathurai
Country represented	Australia
Born	1 October 1986 Auburn, Australia
Hometown	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior
Medal record World Championships 2006 Aarhus Pommel horse 2009 London Pommel horse 2010 Rotterdam Pommel horse Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team 2010 Delhi Pommel horse 2006 Melbourne Team 2006 Melbourne Pommel horse 2010 Delhi Parallel bars Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Pommel horse

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

1. Kosmidis sparkles to capture gold in floor exercise Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Gulf Times
2. 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