Suneetha Wijesuriya
Suneetha Wijesuriya is the only chess player who has won a gold medal at a World Chess Olympiad for Sri Lanka. She also has won Sri Lankan Women’s National Chess Championship title for 10 times (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995 and 1997). She won this gold medal at the 30th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and which took place between June 7 and June 25, 1992, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines.
External links
- Lankachess - Sri Lanka Chess News
- Official web site of Suneetha Wijesuriya
- 30th Chess Olympiad (women): Manila 1992 Results
- Daily News- Personality Of The Week
- 30th Chess Olympiad at olimpbase.org
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